Trial By Cards
One very temperamental ghost doesn't want to leave the living world quite yet and who would blame her? Well I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh so please don't sue.
Chapter 28: 1 Very Stubborn Ghost
" Maku come on we got to go," said Mokuba as he tried to get his stubborn yami to come along.
" Go ahead without me Mokuba. I'll be along," said Maku quietly as he tied something around his neck.
" OK, but be careful," said Mokuba as he ran downstairs and right smack dab into Kanji who fell ungracefully on his butt. " Oh, sorry Kanji."
" It's OK Mokuba," said Kanji as he stood up and dusted his clothes off.
" Are you ready yet?" asked a blue haired boy from behind Kanji. Mokuba blinked as he stared at the yami who smiled. " Hello Mokuba, my name's Sei. I'm Yama's little brother."
" Hiya, Sei it's nice to meet you," said Mokuba. Sei smiled and went upstairs a small pole hanging from his side touching the ground ever so often. " Kanji, why does Sei have a pole with him?"
" Mokuba, Sei carries that to protect himself," said Kanji. Mokuba blinked as he heard a couple of motorcycles pull up outside. " Must, be Marik, Ashery, Malik, Mariku and Bakura."
" Get the door!" shouted Yama as she looked up from her position on the couch next to Yami. Kanji, Sei and Mokuba giggled as they saw her flushed face.
" Hey, sis, looks like you got a little too much sun," said Sei as he dodged a shoe that Yama threw at him.
" Not funny, kid," said Yama as Sei ran to the door laughing and let the 5 motorcyclists in. Mariku blinked at him as she noticed his flushed face.
" What is so funny?" asked Mariku. Sei pointed to the couch where Yama sat looking quite angry. " What's so funny about an angry Yama?"
" Cause, Yama doesn't know how to contain herself in public," said Seto as he appeared and smiled at Ashery who just nodded and sat down on an overstuffed chair.
" I swear Seto, if you weren't my hikari's brother I'd kill you," said Yama.
" Uh, mom it's not nice to swear," said Maku as he came downstairs. The others blinked at Maku who raised his shoulders and walked outside his thick black coat blowing around his ankles. A strange black mist seemed to follow him as he walked out to the limo where Noa sat with his small hands folded in his lap. He looked up at Maku and smiled slightly to the smaller boy.
" Hi, Maku," said Noa quietly as he brushed some tears away from his eyes. Maku placed his own small hand on Noa's shoulder and nodded to the taller boy who sighed and slumped into a more comfortable position.
" Ready to go?" asked Seto as he got into the limo with Kanji, Sei, Cynara, Mazara, Amara, Zenda, Ryou, Yami and a very unhappy Yama who glared at Sei.
" Sure," said Noa as they all buckled up as a breeze blew into the car and next to Ryou materialized none other then Keora in her see thru form.
" Keora!" exclaimed everyone as Keora nodded. Her two colored eyes watched them as they pulled up in front of the funeral 10 minutes later.
" Something's wrong," whispered Keora as she looked around and looked at Maku who had a strange item hanging around his neck. " Hey, Maku, what do you have there?"
" Nothing," said Maku as he tried to hide it from Keora, but the girl had already somehow snatched the item away from him.
" The other half of the Exodia Heart," whispered Keora as the item shimmered and returned to Maku. " How?"
" Lys and I were best friends in Ancient Egypt. She was the head healer and one time I got beaten up pretty badly by some of the guards. Lys, also knew some the most powerful spells of our time. The only people stronger then her were Ali, Shaina, and me. I loved Lys," whispered Maku as a sudden chill ran up his spine. He turned around and looked into the face of Lys who's cool eyes were watching him.
" Loved? What do you mean you loved me?" asked Lys. Maku's eyes got big as he stared at the ghost.
" Lys, I still love you," whispered Maku as he tried to hug the yami, but his arms went right through.
" Sorry, love, I'm dead," whispered Lys as she looked deep into Maku's eyes and then used the Exodia Heart to tell if what he said was true. " I will always be with you Maku. As long as you remember me."
" Lys!" exclaimed Maku as the girl turned into a shimmering ball of light and disappeared. All that remained was a strange piece of metal that feel to the ground. Engraved on the metal were these words, " Love Endures Forever." " I'll never forget you Lys."
" And I will never forget you," whispered a strange voice in the winds.
" I'll see you on the other side."
" Lys, goodbye, Lys!" shouted Maku as the voice disappeared. A tap on his shoulder brought him back to reality.
" Come on Maku, we got to go in for the funeral," said Keora as tears ran down her see through face. Maku nodded and followed Keora in.
" We are here to pay tribute to three people who were killed on Dec. 20. They were Lys Otaki, Naomi Ching, and Ray Terrain. These three girls were killed in a tragic shooting accident at the Kaiba Ball and a few other people were injured.
Lys Otaki and her little sister Rynoko Otaki were the only people left of their family. Lys mother and father died in a car accident when she was 4 years old. Now Rynoko is all alone, but the girl has already been offered a home by Isis Ishtar and her family. Rynoko would you please stand up," said the pastor. Ryn stood up her quiet eyes watching everyone and then rested on Isis.
" Thank you Isis, I except your offer," said Ryn and then sat down and started to wipe the tears out of her eyes. The caskets were closed because of what had happened. Draped over Lys casket was a heart shaped blanket that Ryn had made.
" Naomi Ching, was the only child of Hasuki and Dragon Ching who both died three years ago. Naomi's only living relative was her cousin Ashery Setsuki. Naomi lived with her cousin these last three years and now that she is gone Ashery is all alone," said the pastor as Ashery quietly stood to her feet and withdrew a sword from her side and swiped it through the air and placed it on Naomi's casket.
" Goodbye, hikari, you deserved so much better then this scum bag that you got saddled with," whispered Ashery as she wiped her tears away and two fell onto the Saber hanging at her side.
" Ashery, you're not a scum bag," whispered a voice and Ashery looked up and there standing in a ring of light was Naomi. " I'll always be with you Ashery, no Ashery doesn't fit you anymore. Stay alive for my sake Setsuki."
" Goodbye, Naomi," whispered Ashery as she walked back to her seat next to Seto.
" So why were you standing up there starring into space?"asked Seto. Ashery smiled slightly and touched the oldest Kaiba's hand.
" Because Seto, my hikari had a little message for me," said Ashery as she broke down in a fit of tears.
" The final person is Ray Terrain. Ray was an honor student at Domino Middle School. Her older sister Irina and her twin brother Ra feel her loose greatly. Rays family is poor and the Kaiba's gladly paid for all the expenses considering that Ray's best friend was Keora Kaiba. Ray and the other two girls who lost their lives will not be forgotten," said the pastor as Keora stood up quietly as a boy with black hair held in a ponytail stood up next to her.
" I have a poem that I thought would be appropriate for today," said Keora quietly as she withdrew a piece of paper from her pocket. " I will see you again someday. I don't know when or by what way. I have left this world for the next. The next time I see you is uncertain, but until then I will be seeing you," read Keora as tears came to her eyes as she felt a strange energy behind her. " I know you all don't have the powers that my friends and I do, but I know that Ray, Lys, and Naomi would not want us to cry to much for them."
" Yeah, my sis Ray didn't like to cry even when she cut herself with a knife two weeks before she went to Duelist Kingdom," said Ra as he wiped tears out of his sapphire colored eyes. " Anyways Ray was a fighter and even her last words told of her fighting spirit. She told Keora to get the bully for her. Keora did and that's how she ended up this way." Keora nodded and slowly looked around the room and her eyes rested on Rays parents who were crying their eyes out. Keora slowly walked up to them. She placed her see through hand on Mrs. Terrain's shoulder.
" We all will miss her," whispered Keora to Mrs. Terrain who looked up at the Kaiba who had tears running down her face.
" Keora, Ray was dying anyways," whispered Irina as she stood up her eyes flashing a strange color. " She pretty much had a week left. She was dying of an incurable cancer." Keora's eyes got big and then she slowly sunk down onto her knees.
" I was too caught up in myself to notice what was happening. Sure she was thinner and a bit lighter in color, but I thought it was because she hadn't gotten enough sun. I never even noticed," whispered Keora as Yama came up behind the teen and grabbed the see thru teen by the shoulders.
" Snap out of it Keora!" shouted Yama as she shook the girl who just starred off into the distance.
" Goodbye, Ray, I'll see you again someday," whispered Keora as she disappeared.
" Went back to her body. She'll be out for the next three months," said Yama quietly.
" Sure, and then she'll leave," thought Ryou as he heard a though from Keora.
" America, France, Egypt, I'm going to start a band," thought Keora as she drifted off into unconsciousness.
" She's out," whispered Kanji and then fell asleep leaning against Shaina.
" What? How did this happen?" asked Shaina as she tried to get out of her seat. Yama's eyes got huge as she looked at Kanji.
" Of course! Kanji and Keora, they're the two closest of all the Kaiba's!" said Yama as everyone's heads snapped in her direction.
" Explain Yama," said Seto as he glared at the yami. Yama sighed and put her head to the side.
" Kanji died at 10 years old. Keora died at 8 years old, 5 days after Kanji died. Maku revived Kanji, Zero and I revived Keora," said Yama as she looked at Kanji.
" SO what does that have to do with it?" asked Seto.
" Also Kanji and Keora are the two younger twins. They're the closest, other then Seto and Mokuba," said Yama. Seto's eyes got big as he looked at his twin brother.
" Kanji and Keora, they're close, even closer then you realize Yama," said Sei quietly as he appeared. " We are brother and sister and so are our hikari's." Yama nodded and then disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
" Where'd she go?" asked Noa.
" Egypt, Yama went to Egypt," whispered Yami quietly. " She'll return in due time, yes in due time."
Next chapter is 3 months later, when the kids finally get their presents. What's this they're planning a surprise party for Keora? Well how are they going to do this one? Oh and what's this with all the motorcycles.