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Chapter #11: The Return
*~*~*Elaya's POV*~*~*
I can't believe it.Seto and Mokuba.I've finally met them after 6 long years. I can't believe it.
\\ Then why was Seto Kaiba so apprehensive? \\
// Maybe he still hasn't forgiven himself yet.// I thought.
\\ What did he do? \\
// Long story. //
\\ Believe me, I have no where to go. In fact, I can't go anywhere. \\ Justi answered.
// Well, one day, when I was at the orphanage, when the three of us were closer friends, I invited Mokuba to come and fly kites with me. Seto didn't want to go because he was punished for pushing a boy who took Mokuba's toy. Anyways, my kite got stuck in a tree and Mokuba began to climb the tree to get it for me. When he reached the kite and was descending, he lost his footing and fell.which caused him to twist his ankle.
After he got it bandaged, we returned to Seto who was waiting at the door for us. I told him what happened, how it was an accident. But he got mad.curled up his fist and punched me in my face. It didn't hurt that much, but he avoided me until the day I left.which was three days later. I forgave him, but I guess that he didn't forgive himself. I don't know if this is the case though. So don't trust my word. He could just be a jackass and just not like me anymore! //
\\ I see. Well, you have all school year to talk to him about it. You two are in the same art class, and have one lunch together.right? \\
// Yea.I just wonder what he'll do. // I cut off communication with her after that. I didn't know what else to say. Why did Seto turn out to be so mean and cruel to everyone, especially Joey? What happened to that nice guy that used to be so..nice? In the words of an English man, 'Change is the only constant.' Whatever......that statement contradicts itself..Never liked English before..never made any sense. I lied down on the couch pulled out a magazine and began to read. I yawned once to find myself in a dark room.
It wasn't pitch black, but it was a hazy shade of grey. Out of no where, puffs of smoke came into the room and regrouped in the centre of the room. They grow in numbers and began to take shape.a shape of a human. It had long black hair with a translucent body. It was wearing a long dress which seemed to have to no end.it was made of smoke, just like the rest of her. On one hand, she had long sharp claw-like nails that began to grow and harden. On the other hand, she had long tentacles to replace fingers. She opened her eyes to reveal a blood shade of red.
"Hello sister." She said.Dieen! This creature is Dieen! But how? Didn't she die?
"I want to inform you that I'm coming. I am coming for you. It gets awfully lonely in the Shadow Realm and I want you and some of your friends to join me to keep me company.to add to my power." I tried to speak, but I couldn't. I turned to my side to see Justi, wearing my clothes, using my body to talk to her sister. I looked at my hands and noticed that I was the translucent one.
"You are not Dieen, evil spirit." I heard Justi say.
"Good bye my sister.I will be seeing you soon." She then disappeared leaving me and Justi alone in the dark. I felt something pulling at my leg, this black blob and it began to pull me under the surface where the Shadow Realm was.where all the evil is sent to live in torment forever.
I awoke with a start. The doorbell began to ring. Before I could get to it, it stopped. I checked my watch, 5:31. I must have fallen asleep while reading a magazine. I shook my head, trying to forget the warning.
// Did you see that dream? You were there.and so was your sister! //
\\ I know. I suggest that you take caution in everything that you do. She has Shadow powers and is quite dangerous. \\
Now, I have even more things to worry about.
*~*~*Seto's POV*~*~*
Mokuba and I ate our lunch in silence. I didn't know what to say. I can't believe that Elaya's back.I thought that I would never see her again. I returned to my office and shut the door behind me and threw myself at my chair. I opened up my computer and began to read over some documents. Why was I so tired? It's only 5:30. I took one last look at the screen, blinked, and reopened my eyes to see that I wasn't in my office anymore. I was in a dark room, and grey puffs of smoke began to form a human in front of me. She had dark hair and blood coloured eyes. Her hands were odd. One had long pointed nails that looked like they were swords, and the other hand long tentacles that could strangle someone. The woman smiled and said, "Welcome Seth."
"My name is Seto Kaiba. Where am I?" I can't believe that I'm talking to a dream.
"No, you are Seth. Priest Seth. And you know it. Don't deny your past. Now, listen carefully. If I recall, you were the one who testified against me; saying that I killed the boy for no reason. You brought me here Seth, and I'm bringing you down with me. I am coming Seth.I'll be seeing you soon."
"What are you talking about?" I shouted, "This is a dream."
"A dream?" she laughed cruelly, "Tell me Seth, would you be able to feel this in a dream?" She shot out her sword fingernails and cut me on my shoulder. It hurt like hell, and I could feel the blood oozing out of me. I looked at her, holding my shoulder.
"I thought not. I am coming for you.and there is nothing you can do to stop me." She then disappeared. Her shrill, evil laugh was stuck in my ears. I feel to the ground, still holding my shoulder. I looked up and realized that I was back in my office. My phone was ringing. When I went to answer it, the phone stopped ringing and I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder. That dream.what did that thing mean? Holding my shoulder, I continued to read the documents trying to forget what happened.
*~*~*Yugi's POV*~*~*
"That'll be $5.50. Thank you, goodbye." I called out to the last customer of the day.
"Yugi!" My grandfather called. "Make sure that you close up! If you're not too busy, clean up the back room. I almost got lost in there."
I laughed, "Alright Grandpa." I closed up the shop by putting that sign 'We are closed!' on the door and headed towards the back room. After about half and hour later, I sat down to rest a few minutes. Who knew that rearranging boxes could be so tiring? I yawned and shut my eyes. I opened them a few minutes later to find myself in a dark room. I tried to feel the wall that I was resting on that was behind me, but it wasn't there. I look around to see billows of smoke twirl in a spiral to make a human being. She had grey skin, with long black hair and with eyes that were a shade of red that scared me. Her dress was made from wispy smoke and so was her body. Her lips curled into a thin smile.
"Hello Pharaoh."
Instantly, Yami-the spirit inside my Millennium Puzzle-appeared and I became a translucent spirit. "What do you want spirit?"
"I want your puzzle Pharaoh. When I can get enough power, I can unlock the Shadow Realm with it for eternity, and nothing will stand in my way. Once the Shadow Realm is free, I will take over and no one will be shown mercy. It is the puzzle that separates your world from my world.and I need it to join them again."
"I won't let you take it."
"I know.I'm here to tell you that I am coming. I am coming very soon."
"What is your name?"
She laughs. "You probably don't remember.it's a shame.My name was Dieen, but now I am known as the Queen of the Shadow Realm. Believe me Pharaoh, I will take what I want.and I will do whatever it takes to get it." She disappears, and the floor beneath us turns into black quicksand. As Yami and I are about to go down, I hear someone call my name. I open my eyes to see my grandfather shaking me.
"Yugi? Are you alright? You were shaking."
"I'm fine Grandpa.it was just a-a bad dream."
\ That didn't seem like a dream to me, Yugi. That was real, I could sense it. If your grandfather hadn't woken you up, we would have been in the Shadow Realm. That spirit, Dieen, means business. \
/ That's what I'm afraid of Yami. What more could she want besides the Puzzle? /
\ I don't know Yugi.I don't know. \
*~*~*Elaya's POV*~*~*
I was waiting for Téa on my front porch, to go to the movies, when Joey came up the steps.
"Hey, mind if I wait with you?" he asked. He was wearing a white T-shirt with a green jacket over it and blue jeans. I was wearing my black pants, a pale yellow tank-top and my black trench coat over it, even though the temperature suggested that I shouldn't be.
"Not at all.do you want something to drink or something?"
"Nah, I'm fine." It was silent for the next couple of minutes. Luckily, Téa, along with Yugi and Tristan, showed up momentarily at my door.
"What movie are we gonna see?" asked Tristan. He was also wearing a white T- shirt but with black pants and a black jacket. Téa was wearing black shorts with a green sleeveless shirt that had a yellow collar. She also had white knee socks on.
"Why don't we decide when we get there?" Téa suggested.
"That could work." Yugi said. He was wearing blue jeans with a black tank top. "What's playing?"
Joey shrugged his shoulders. He wasn't saying much. This was odd for him. We continued to walk to the cinema, talking about certain shows that were on last night, how Tristan almost got fired, and how Téa was still waiting for the dance school in New York to accept her. Yugi and I stayed near the end of the pack. I needed to tell someone about that dream. Maybe, since he was the host of the Pharaoh, he also got the warning.
"Yug, I hafta tell you something."
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"Well, I had this vision of this ghost in a dark room and she told me that she-"
"-was coming?"
"Yeah! How'd you know?" Although, I already knew the answer.
"I had the same vision. What do you think it means?"
I sighed. I told him about Justi's past, just the part about her sister and how she was sent to the Shadow Realm since no female could use magic...and that she was using it to kill people. He nodded when I was finished and muttered a quiet, "I see."
We arrived at the cinema just as I finished my story. We all decided to see Bruce Almighty for a few laughs. Even at the funny parts, Joey didn't laugh at all. He couldn't seem to get comfortable in his chair. Halfway through the movie, Joey went to the washroom. He practically ran to them. I followed close behind him, excusing myself to get more soda.
I entered the men's washroom, and luckily, no one else was in there.
"Joey? You okay?" I called into the empty corridor. I heard something coming from the last stall, as if someone was coughing up a lung.
"Joey?" I called again, before opening the stall door. I see him, with his head over the toilet seat coughing up blood. I whispered his name, and he turned around. He stood up, but then almost toppled over. I caught him before he hit his head on the stall door.
"What happened?" I asked him, but he didn't answer. It was then I noticed a red stain on Joey's T-shirt. I sat him down on the floor and lifted up his shirt. Blood was dripping out of the soiled bandages and onto his pants. I quickly ripped off the bandages to find a large gash going vertical from under his left breast all the way down to his hip.
"Joey? Wake up. Who did this to you?" He opened his eyes in agony but still didn't answer. I stared at him before grabbing the rest of the toilet paper to soak up the blood. He winced every time the paper would come in contact with his skin. I whispered words like, "Shh." and "Don't worry." into his ear. Without thinking, I placed my palms down on Joey's skin. He whimpered and began to shake. An open wound was one thing that you really shouldn't touch.
// Justi? I need to use your healing power. //
\\ You already have it in you. \\
I pressed my palms on his wound gently, and slowly the blood stopped flowing and the wound healed up. As soon as I felt the pain of Joey's wound on my skin I withdrew my hands. He still had the scar, but I had all the pain that he was feeling. It receded quickly, but I felt so tired afterwards.
"How'd.how'd you do that?" He asked looking at he healed skin.
I managed a smile. "By the power of my Millennium Item. I have the powers of healing." We both stood. "Joey, who did that to you?"
He stood quietly, sighed and said, "I don't know who it was, and it was just as if it came out of no where and slashed me when I was sleeping."
"What were you cut with?"
"An empty beer bottle. It just levitated from the ground and slashed me."
"Come on Joey; let's go back to the theatre. Everyone's waiting. Don't tell them what I did. Alright?"
"Why not? With powers like those, you could save millions of people who are worse off then me!" he protested.
"I know." I said quietly, "but when I take your pain away, I feel it."
"You mean that you felt the pain of glass splitting your skin?"
"Yeah.I don't know how much I can take away from people. What lies uncertain is the cause of confusion. Just don't tell them.they'll probably find out later anyways."
"Okay, you have my word." We returned to the theatre in silence. When Yugi asked me 'where are the drinks?' I told him that I saw a movie poster and forgot about them. I don't know if this is a supernatural occurrence, or the work of the evil inside Dieen.
*~*~*Tuesday Afternoon-Art Class.Reader's POV*~*~*
Elaya was dreading this moment the entire day. She didn't know what to say to Seto.and it wasn't as if she could avoid him, he sat right in front of her. It would be really uncomfortable. [Perfect. He's probably gonna blow me off like on Saturday. I'll try my best to make conversation.] She thought.
She went into her art class 15 minutes before lunch C was over, and there he was, reading the same black book she saw him with on the first day. It's been over a week, and he still wasn't done. The room was half full with students who were rushing to finish extra-credit assignments. The teacher appeared briefly and told the class that she'd be back in a couple of minutes. She walked over to him, and he ignored her presence as usual.
"Hey Seto, how are you?"
He didn't respond to her and continued to read.
"Whatca reading?" she asked him. When he didn't respond for the second time, she leaned over and pulled the book from his hands.
"What do you think you're doing?" He cried.
Elaya ignored him and read the title of the book that was printed on the inside. "The Season of Passage ©.by Christopher Pike. I love this book! I didn't know you liked this type of sci-fi horror!"
"Well, you don't know a lot about me." He said, trying to grab the book from her.
"Where are you? Are you at the place where the cadets go to Mars?" She asked him, easily dodging his hands. She began to move across the room, moving away from Seto. He followed close behind her.
Kaiba was getting angry. [Why is she so immature?] He thought as he chased her around the room. She began to read the page where Seto had left off.
"Page 151," She began to recite, "Chapter 17: 'The Gorhachev looked dead. Mars was waning. Against the backdrop of the darkening globe, the Russian ship shimmered like a spot of mercury deposited on a bloody canvas.' Oh, this is a good part."
"You're so immature!" Kaiba cried as more of the students began to look at them while he was trying to grab his book from her.
"That was the act I was going for!" Before she could recite another word from his novel he grabbed her wrist.just as the teacher walked in.
"What is going on?!" She screeched. He quickly dropped her wrist and mumbled a quick, "Nothing."
"Ms. White? What do you have to say?" Mrs. Polaris asked her.
"Kaiba said it all." She glanced at him for a second but then her eyes refocused on the teacher. Unfortunately, Greg, the school's biggest snitch told the teacher everything.
"Detention.both of you; after school, in this class." She scolded.
"For what? Reading in class?" Elaya protested.
"No, but for disrupting it."
"I was just reading a goddamn novel aloud! How is that disruptive?!" Elaya waved the book in the air.
"You were taking people away from what they were doing.as far as I can tell; they were doing very important projects." Mrs. Polaris said.
Elaya rolled her eyes. "I can't believe this.I'm being punished for reading! And you people wonder why the comprehension levels are so low!" Elaya walked back to her desk, slapped Kaiba's book down and sat in her chair, arms folded. He sat down as well, angry. Why should a CEO of a successful company have detention? It didn't make sense.
Art class went by quick. Before either of them knew it, they were sitting alone, in the class for their detention. Mrs. Polaris was at her desk marking things, Kaiba was reading and Elaya had her headphones on, listening to the Rolling Stones.
"I have to retrieve something in my office.neither of you can leave this room until 4:00. Do I make myself clear?" Mrs. Polaris questioned as she got up from her desk.
"Crystal." Elaya responded. As Mrs. Polaris left, Seto Kaiba got up and grabbed his briefcase.
"Where do you think you're going Seto?" Elaya said staring at him.
"To a meeting; I don't even know why I stayed in here this long." He said, not looking at her. He began to make his way to the door. "You coming?"
Elaya, surprised at his question, sarcastically said, "But then I'd break the rules!"
"Sometimes, stupid rules are supposed to broken. Just make something up about a family emergency. You're good at lying and making up stories."
"It's okay, I have no where to go after school anyways. Go on without me. I'll make up a good lie for you."
Without responding, Seto left.only to be brought back seconds later by the teacher.
"Nice try, Mr. Kaiba. Next time, I'll make you're detentions until 5:00." Furious, Kaiba returned to his seat.
"But Mrs. Polaris, Kaiba needs to attend to a very important business meeting, don't you, Kaiba?" He stared at her and managed a quiet, 'yea'.
"They'll have to wait."
Elaya whispered to him, "Sorry, I tried."
"Who cares? It doesn't matter." Seto whispered back.
"Why do you need to get home so quickly anyways, is it on fire or something?" She asked.
"No, I just need to get back to work on my new VirtuPod game system." Elaya stared at him. [I guess she doesn't know what it is.] "It's a system where you're in a virtual world and you have to fight Duel Monsters and stuff."
"Cool! I wanna try that one day!"
"Yeah, when it comes out on the market again."
"I'll be first in line! You can count on it!"
"Right."
"So, what have you been up to lately?" she asked in a small murmur.
He really didn't want to tell her his entire life story, so instead, he said, "Nothing much."
"Come on. You're saying that after six years, you haven't done a single thing?"
"I just worked to maintain KaibaCorp."
"And..that's it?" He stared at her quietly. "Man, Seto, some life you've been living." She said and sunk back in her chair. [I don't get it. He just worked for 6 years.to help his stupid company? He's never been to a concert, or to the movies, or done anything fun?] She thought.
"You work too hard. You should really lighten up." Again, she got no response from Kaiba. She shook her head. "Wanna catch a movie with me later?"
"I don't have time for movies." He said bluntly.
"Wanna get together? Go for a walk?" she suggested. For the thousandth time, she got no answer from him. "Forget it." She mumbled and sank down in her seat. "Why do you keep pushing people away? One day Kaiba, if you continue to ignore everyone and have zero social living, you're gonna wake up and realize that you're all alone.and you'll have no one to blame but yourself."
"Thanks for the inspiring words," Seto said with a smirk "I'll keep them in mind for a day when I care." It was then they both realized that the clock read 4:00
"You can both go." Mrs. Polaris said, dismissing them with her hand. Kaiba walked through the door first, and Elaya shortly after.
"Kaiba? What is wrong with you? Why are you brushing me off?" she cried.
"Because Elaya, I can. And I will continue to do so. Now back off."
"What happened to you Kaiba?" She asked, shaking her head.
He turned around and stared into her green eyes. For a second, his eyes changed. They weren't the small, narrow ones that he wore everyday; they changed into the big round ones he used to have at the orphanage. For that moment, he wanted to spill his guts out to her, but it passed. "You wouldn't understand." He turned around and walked out of the school.
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Chapter #11: The Return
*~*~*Elaya's POV*~*~*
I can't believe it.Seto and Mokuba.I've finally met them after 6 long years. I can't believe it.
\\ Then why was Seto Kaiba so apprehensive? \\
// Maybe he still hasn't forgiven himself yet.// I thought.
\\ What did he do? \\
// Long story. //
\\ Believe me, I have no where to go. In fact, I can't go anywhere. \\ Justi answered.
// Well, one day, when I was at the orphanage, when the three of us were closer friends, I invited Mokuba to come and fly kites with me. Seto didn't want to go because he was punished for pushing a boy who took Mokuba's toy. Anyways, my kite got stuck in a tree and Mokuba began to climb the tree to get it for me. When he reached the kite and was descending, he lost his footing and fell.which caused him to twist his ankle.
After he got it bandaged, we returned to Seto who was waiting at the door for us. I told him what happened, how it was an accident. But he got mad.curled up his fist and punched me in my face. It didn't hurt that much, but he avoided me until the day I left.which was three days later. I forgave him, but I guess that he didn't forgive himself. I don't know if this is the case though. So don't trust my word. He could just be a jackass and just not like me anymore! //
\\ I see. Well, you have all school year to talk to him about it. You two are in the same art class, and have one lunch together.right? \\
// Yea.I just wonder what he'll do. // I cut off communication with her after that. I didn't know what else to say. Why did Seto turn out to be so mean and cruel to everyone, especially Joey? What happened to that nice guy that used to be so..nice? In the words of an English man, 'Change is the only constant.' Whatever......that statement contradicts itself..Never liked English before..never made any sense. I lied down on the couch pulled out a magazine and began to read. I yawned once to find myself in a dark room.
It wasn't pitch black, but it was a hazy shade of grey. Out of no where, puffs of smoke came into the room and regrouped in the centre of the room. They grow in numbers and began to take shape.a shape of a human. It had long black hair with a translucent body. It was wearing a long dress which seemed to have to no end.it was made of smoke, just like the rest of her. On one hand, she had long sharp claw-like nails that began to grow and harden. On the other hand, she had long tentacles to replace fingers. She opened her eyes to reveal a blood shade of red.
"Hello sister." She said.Dieen! This creature is Dieen! But how? Didn't she die?
"I want to inform you that I'm coming. I am coming for you. It gets awfully lonely in the Shadow Realm and I want you and some of your friends to join me to keep me company.to add to my power." I tried to speak, but I couldn't. I turned to my side to see Justi, wearing my clothes, using my body to talk to her sister. I looked at my hands and noticed that I was the translucent one.
"You are not Dieen, evil spirit." I heard Justi say.
"Good bye my sister.I will be seeing you soon." She then disappeared leaving me and Justi alone in the dark. I felt something pulling at my leg, this black blob and it began to pull me under the surface where the Shadow Realm was.where all the evil is sent to live in torment forever.
I awoke with a start. The doorbell began to ring. Before I could get to it, it stopped. I checked my watch, 5:31. I must have fallen asleep while reading a magazine. I shook my head, trying to forget the warning.
// Did you see that dream? You were there.and so was your sister! //
\\ I know. I suggest that you take caution in everything that you do. She has Shadow powers and is quite dangerous. \\
Now, I have even more things to worry about.
*~*~*Seto's POV*~*~*
Mokuba and I ate our lunch in silence. I didn't know what to say. I can't believe that Elaya's back.I thought that I would never see her again. I returned to my office and shut the door behind me and threw myself at my chair. I opened up my computer and began to read over some documents. Why was I so tired? It's only 5:30. I took one last look at the screen, blinked, and reopened my eyes to see that I wasn't in my office anymore. I was in a dark room, and grey puffs of smoke began to form a human in front of me. She had dark hair and blood coloured eyes. Her hands were odd. One had long pointed nails that looked like they were swords, and the other hand long tentacles that could strangle someone. The woman smiled and said, "Welcome Seth."
"My name is Seto Kaiba. Where am I?" I can't believe that I'm talking to a dream.
"No, you are Seth. Priest Seth. And you know it. Don't deny your past. Now, listen carefully. If I recall, you were the one who testified against me; saying that I killed the boy for no reason. You brought me here Seth, and I'm bringing you down with me. I am coming Seth.I'll be seeing you soon."
"What are you talking about?" I shouted, "This is a dream."
"A dream?" she laughed cruelly, "Tell me Seth, would you be able to feel this in a dream?" She shot out her sword fingernails and cut me on my shoulder. It hurt like hell, and I could feel the blood oozing out of me. I looked at her, holding my shoulder.
"I thought not. I am coming for you.and there is nothing you can do to stop me." She then disappeared. Her shrill, evil laugh was stuck in my ears. I feel to the ground, still holding my shoulder. I looked up and realized that I was back in my office. My phone was ringing. When I went to answer it, the phone stopped ringing and I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder. That dream.what did that thing mean? Holding my shoulder, I continued to read the documents trying to forget what happened.
*~*~*Yugi's POV*~*~*
"That'll be $5.50. Thank you, goodbye." I called out to the last customer of the day.
"Yugi!" My grandfather called. "Make sure that you close up! If you're not too busy, clean up the back room. I almost got lost in there."
I laughed, "Alright Grandpa." I closed up the shop by putting that sign 'We are closed!' on the door and headed towards the back room. After about half and hour later, I sat down to rest a few minutes. Who knew that rearranging boxes could be so tiring? I yawned and shut my eyes. I opened them a few minutes later to find myself in a dark room. I tried to feel the wall that I was resting on that was behind me, but it wasn't there. I look around to see billows of smoke twirl in a spiral to make a human being. She had grey skin, with long black hair and with eyes that were a shade of red that scared me. Her dress was made from wispy smoke and so was her body. Her lips curled into a thin smile.
"Hello Pharaoh."
Instantly, Yami-the spirit inside my Millennium Puzzle-appeared and I became a translucent spirit. "What do you want spirit?"
"I want your puzzle Pharaoh. When I can get enough power, I can unlock the Shadow Realm with it for eternity, and nothing will stand in my way. Once the Shadow Realm is free, I will take over and no one will be shown mercy. It is the puzzle that separates your world from my world.and I need it to join them again."
"I won't let you take it."
"I know.I'm here to tell you that I am coming. I am coming very soon."
"What is your name?"
She laughs. "You probably don't remember.it's a shame.My name was Dieen, but now I am known as the Queen of the Shadow Realm. Believe me Pharaoh, I will take what I want.and I will do whatever it takes to get it." She disappears, and the floor beneath us turns into black quicksand. As Yami and I are about to go down, I hear someone call my name. I open my eyes to see my grandfather shaking me.
"Yugi? Are you alright? You were shaking."
"I'm fine Grandpa.it was just a-a bad dream."
\ That didn't seem like a dream to me, Yugi. That was real, I could sense it. If your grandfather hadn't woken you up, we would have been in the Shadow Realm. That spirit, Dieen, means business. \
/ That's what I'm afraid of Yami. What more could she want besides the Puzzle? /
\ I don't know Yugi.I don't know. \
*~*~*Elaya's POV*~*~*
I was waiting for Téa on my front porch, to go to the movies, when Joey came up the steps.
"Hey, mind if I wait with you?" he asked. He was wearing a white T-shirt with a green jacket over it and blue jeans. I was wearing my black pants, a pale yellow tank-top and my black trench coat over it, even though the temperature suggested that I shouldn't be.
"Not at all.do you want something to drink or something?"
"Nah, I'm fine." It was silent for the next couple of minutes. Luckily, Téa, along with Yugi and Tristan, showed up momentarily at my door.
"What movie are we gonna see?" asked Tristan. He was also wearing a white T- shirt but with black pants and a black jacket. Téa was wearing black shorts with a green sleeveless shirt that had a yellow collar. She also had white knee socks on.
"Why don't we decide when we get there?" Téa suggested.
"That could work." Yugi said. He was wearing blue jeans with a black tank top. "What's playing?"
Joey shrugged his shoulders. He wasn't saying much. This was odd for him. We continued to walk to the cinema, talking about certain shows that were on last night, how Tristan almost got fired, and how Téa was still waiting for the dance school in New York to accept her. Yugi and I stayed near the end of the pack. I needed to tell someone about that dream. Maybe, since he was the host of the Pharaoh, he also got the warning.
"Yug, I hafta tell you something."
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"Well, I had this vision of this ghost in a dark room and she told me that she-"
"-was coming?"
"Yeah! How'd you know?" Although, I already knew the answer.
"I had the same vision. What do you think it means?"
I sighed. I told him about Justi's past, just the part about her sister and how she was sent to the Shadow Realm since no female could use magic...and that she was using it to kill people. He nodded when I was finished and muttered a quiet, "I see."
We arrived at the cinema just as I finished my story. We all decided to see Bruce Almighty for a few laughs. Even at the funny parts, Joey didn't laugh at all. He couldn't seem to get comfortable in his chair. Halfway through the movie, Joey went to the washroom. He practically ran to them. I followed close behind him, excusing myself to get more soda.
I entered the men's washroom, and luckily, no one else was in there.
"Joey? You okay?" I called into the empty corridor. I heard something coming from the last stall, as if someone was coughing up a lung.
"Joey?" I called again, before opening the stall door. I see him, with his head over the toilet seat coughing up blood. I whispered his name, and he turned around. He stood up, but then almost toppled over. I caught him before he hit his head on the stall door.
"What happened?" I asked him, but he didn't answer. It was then I noticed a red stain on Joey's T-shirt. I sat him down on the floor and lifted up his shirt. Blood was dripping out of the soiled bandages and onto his pants. I quickly ripped off the bandages to find a large gash going vertical from under his left breast all the way down to his hip.
"Joey? Wake up. Who did this to you?" He opened his eyes in agony but still didn't answer. I stared at him before grabbing the rest of the toilet paper to soak up the blood. He winced every time the paper would come in contact with his skin. I whispered words like, "Shh." and "Don't worry." into his ear. Without thinking, I placed my palms down on Joey's skin. He whimpered and began to shake. An open wound was one thing that you really shouldn't touch.
// Justi? I need to use your healing power. //
\\ You already have it in you. \\
I pressed my palms on his wound gently, and slowly the blood stopped flowing and the wound healed up. As soon as I felt the pain of Joey's wound on my skin I withdrew my hands. He still had the scar, but I had all the pain that he was feeling. It receded quickly, but I felt so tired afterwards.
"How'd.how'd you do that?" He asked looking at he healed skin.
I managed a smile. "By the power of my Millennium Item. I have the powers of healing." We both stood. "Joey, who did that to you?"
He stood quietly, sighed and said, "I don't know who it was, and it was just as if it came out of no where and slashed me when I was sleeping."
"What were you cut with?"
"An empty beer bottle. It just levitated from the ground and slashed me."
"Come on Joey; let's go back to the theatre. Everyone's waiting. Don't tell them what I did. Alright?"
"Why not? With powers like those, you could save millions of people who are worse off then me!" he protested.
"I know." I said quietly, "but when I take your pain away, I feel it."
"You mean that you felt the pain of glass splitting your skin?"
"Yeah.I don't know how much I can take away from people. What lies uncertain is the cause of confusion. Just don't tell them.they'll probably find out later anyways."
"Okay, you have my word." We returned to the theatre in silence. When Yugi asked me 'where are the drinks?' I told him that I saw a movie poster and forgot about them. I don't know if this is a supernatural occurrence, or the work of the evil inside Dieen.
*~*~*Tuesday Afternoon-Art Class.Reader's POV*~*~*
Elaya was dreading this moment the entire day. She didn't know what to say to Seto.and it wasn't as if she could avoid him, he sat right in front of her. It would be really uncomfortable. [Perfect. He's probably gonna blow me off like on Saturday. I'll try my best to make conversation.] She thought.
She went into her art class 15 minutes before lunch C was over, and there he was, reading the same black book she saw him with on the first day. It's been over a week, and he still wasn't done. The room was half full with students who were rushing to finish extra-credit assignments. The teacher appeared briefly and told the class that she'd be back in a couple of minutes. She walked over to him, and he ignored her presence as usual.
"Hey Seto, how are you?"
He didn't respond to her and continued to read.
"Whatca reading?" she asked him. When he didn't respond for the second time, she leaned over and pulled the book from his hands.
"What do you think you're doing?" He cried.
Elaya ignored him and read the title of the book that was printed on the inside. "The Season of Passage ©.by Christopher Pike. I love this book! I didn't know you liked this type of sci-fi horror!"
"Well, you don't know a lot about me." He said, trying to grab the book from her.
"Where are you? Are you at the place where the cadets go to Mars?" She asked him, easily dodging his hands. She began to move across the room, moving away from Seto. He followed close behind her.
Kaiba was getting angry. [Why is she so immature?] He thought as he chased her around the room. She began to read the page where Seto had left off.
"Page 151," She began to recite, "Chapter 17: 'The Gorhachev looked dead. Mars was waning. Against the backdrop of the darkening globe, the Russian ship shimmered like a spot of mercury deposited on a bloody canvas.' Oh, this is a good part."
"You're so immature!" Kaiba cried as more of the students began to look at them while he was trying to grab his book from her.
"That was the act I was going for!" Before she could recite another word from his novel he grabbed her wrist.just as the teacher walked in.
"What is going on?!" She screeched. He quickly dropped her wrist and mumbled a quick, "Nothing."
"Ms. White? What do you have to say?" Mrs. Polaris asked her.
"Kaiba said it all." She glanced at him for a second but then her eyes refocused on the teacher. Unfortunately, Greg, the school's biggest snitch told the teacher everything.
"Detention.both of you; after school, in this class." She scolded.
"For what? Reading in class?" Elaya protested.
"No, but for disrupting it."
"I was just reading a goddamn novel aloud! How is that disruptive?!" Elaya waved the book in the air.
"You were taking people away from what they were doing.as far as I can tell; they were doing very important projects." Mrs. Polaris said.
Elaya rolled her eyes. "I can't believe this.I'm being punished for reading! And you people wonder why the comprehension levels are so low!" Elaya walked back to her desk, slapped Kaiba's book down and sat in her chair, arms folded. He sat down as well, angry. Why should a CEO of a successful company have detention? It didn't make sense.
Art class went by quick. Before either of them knew it, they were sitting alone, in the class for their detention. Mrs. Polaris was at her desk marking things, Kaiba was reading and Elaya had her headphones on, listening to the Rolling Stones.
"I have to retrieve something in my office.neither of you can leave this room until 4:00. Do I make myself clear?" Mrs. Polaris questioned as she got up from her desk.
"Crystal." Elaya responded. As Mrs. Polaris left, Seto Kaiba got up and grabbed his briefcase.
"Where do you think you're going Seto?" Elaya said staring at him.
"To a meeting; I don't even know why I stayed in here this long." He said, not looking at her. He began to make his way to the door. "You coming?"
Elaya, surprised at his question, sarcastically said, "But then I'd break the rules!"
"Sometimes, stupid rules are supposed to broken. Just make something up about a family emergency. You're good at lying and making up stories."
"It's okay, I have no where to go after school anyways. Go on without me. I'll make up a good lie for you."
Without responding, Seto left.only to be brought back seconds later by the teacher.
"Nice try, Mr. Kaiba. Next time, I'll make you're detentions until 5:00." Furious, Kaiba returned to his seat.
"But Mrs. Polaris, Kaiba needs to attend to a very important business meeting, don't you, Kaiba?" He stared at her and managed a quiet, 'yea'.
"They'll have to wait."
Elaya whispered to him, "Sorry, I tried."
"Who cares? It doesn't matter." Seto whispered back.
"Why do you need to get home so quickly anyways, is it on fire or something?" She asked.
"No, I just need to get back to work on my new VirtuPod game system." Elaya stared at him. [I guess she doesn't know what it is.] "It's a system where you're in a virtual world and you have to fight Duel Monsters and stuff."
"Cool! I wanna try that one day!"
"Yeah, when it comes out on the market again."
"I'll be first in line! You can count on it!"
"Right."
"So, what have you been up to lately?" she asked in a small murmur.
He really didn't want to tell her his entire life story, so instead, he said, "Nothing much."
"Come on. You're saying that after six years, you haven't done a single thing?"
"I just worked to maintain KaibaCorp."
"And..that's it?" He stared at her quietly. "Man, Seto, some life you've been living." She said and sunk back in her chair. [I don't get it. He just worked for 6 years.to help his stupid company? He's never been to a concert, or to the movies, or done anything fun?] She thought.
"You work too hard. You should really lighten up." Again, she got no response from Kaiba. She shook her head. "Wanna catch a movie with me later?"
"I don't have time for movies." He said bluntly.
"Wanna get together? Go for a walk?" she suggested. For the thousandth time, she got no answer from him. "Forget it." She mumbled and sank down in her seat. "Why do you keep pushing people away? One day Kaiba, if you continue to ignore everyone and have zero social living, you're gonna wake up and realize that you're all alone.and you'll have no one to blame but yourself."
"Thanks for the inspiring words," Seto said with a smirk "I'll keep them in mind for a day when I care." It was then they both realized that the clock read 4:00
"You can both go." Mrs. Polaris said, dismissing them with her hand. Kaiba walked through the door first, and Elaya shortly after.
"Kaiba? What is wrong with you? Why are you brushing me off?" she cried.
"Because Elaya, I can. And I will continue to do so. Now back off."
"What happened to you Kaiba?" She asked, shaking her head.
He turned around and stared into her green eyes. For a second, his eyes changed. They weren't the small, narrow ones that he wore everyday; they changed into the big round ones he used to have at the orphanage. For that moment, he wanted to spill his guts out to her, but it passed. "You wouldn't understand." He turned around and walked out of the school.
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