Invisible Touch

Chapter 6

Two days have come and gone. Anjel returns home wearing her new dress and so much more. The first person to greet her was Seto. "What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I thought you were at home. I wanted to ask you something," Seto replies.

"Can't it wait until later? I came home from my uncle's castle. I'm very tired."

"Yesterday was your birthday, am I right?"

"Yes. What is it that you wanted to ask me?"

"I was hoping that you'd...y'know..."

"What? I don't get it. What is it you wanted to ask me?"

"I was wondering if you wanted to go out with me tonight."

Anjel was too stunned to answer. The first answer in her mind was 'NO'. Another part wanted to say 'YES'. If she refused, she'd be a lonely, bitter person having the pleasure of hurting other people. If she agreed, she'd end up being talked into going to bed with him. Her rational thoughts cleared looking deeply into those cobalt blue eyes. Still, she wanted to take precautions. "What time?"

"How about eight?" the CEO shrugs.

"That's fine. I'll see you at eight."

"You won't regret it. See you then."

He left happily. Anjel scoffs slightly and resumed carrying her suitcase. It wasn't long before she found three male androids staring at the TV. The real shocker is that they were drooling at the sight of a naked woman. "Well, at least they didn't fight over the TV," she joked to herself.

Annabelle watched Dale for a bit unitl she turns to Anjel. She waves at the red-haired girl. Anjel waves back and reaches for the remote. Dale got too close to the TV and became disappointed that the TV suddenly went black. 'Where's my precious?' the fairy king thought as he whimpers. 'I want my precious back!'

"You're not gonna get her back in that attitude," Anjel crosses her arms.

Three heads turned to the duelist and titters nervously. Well, two because Chaos was still bound. Anjel unties the dark mage.

"So, Chaos, do you have anything to say? What did you do while I was gone?" Anjel asks.

The moment she removed the sock out of his mouth, a squeak escaped his throat. "Try again, Chaos," she replies in a comforting voice.

"....I spent the whole time being tied to a chair and watching the Playboy channel," the dark mage spat glaring at Annabelle. "I couldn't scratch my damn throat because of her!"

Chaos then covers his mouth. Anjel smiles, "Well, you ought to thank her. You can talk to the world. Another scratch and the voice box would've dropped into your gut."

"You made that up," Chaos frowns.

"So sue me," the duelist taunts.

"Kaiba came by after you left."

"Oh boy. I leave for two days and my androids have to put up with his constant begging."

"Anjel, this is no time for jokes. You can't stay single forever and spend the rest of your life building androids. It's obvious that he really cares for you. Tell him how you feel...for real."

"Et tu, Judas?"

"I don't like what you're doing to other people. Three people are already in shock because of you. Very soon, you're gonna lose a duel."

"I never lose."

"Never say never. Believe me, you're gonna lose to someone who cares for you."

Anjel stares at a space for a bit and walks away. As she is going into her room, she did some thinking. Chaos was right. She has been a terrible person ever since her uncle passed away. It seems that the reason she torments the opposite sex is to bring out the anger and hatred of her uncle. The bandaged arm was definite proof of her feelings bottled up inside. The minute a man crosses her path and compliments her looks, she becomes explosive. She shook off the thoughts and went back to her business.

That night, Seto arrives at precisely 8:00. Anjel still wasn't ready, so Chaos answers the door. Seeing the dark mage walk and talk really shakened up the CEO, "Please, don't hurt me," he whimpers.

"Don't worry, I won't throw you out since you're going out with Anjel," he jesters waving a hand.

Anjel came down the stairs still wearing her blue dress, her hair dyed blonde, makeup freshened, and ready to go. It was strange that she wore red, buckled shoes so she would look like the Dancing Elf. Seto was in awe, "Wow, you look beautiful."

Anjel held back a scoff and continues down the stairs. Seto noticed her bandaged arm, "Anjel, what happened to your arm?"

"It's nothing but a scratch. Ignore it," she replies mildly.

"I can't just ignore it, Anjel. I'm worried about you."

"Don't be. I don't worry about you all the time."

Chaos said different as he sings, "Look at Anjel's nose grow."

"My nose doesn't grow," she scoffs, "I think you have to stop reading children's books."

"Don't blame me; Annabelle forced us to read them."

"We'll talk after I get back."

Downtown, Yugi and most of his friends were hanging at a night club dancing and drinking. Somehow, Tristan had too much. Ten minutes later, he lost it all over the floor. Then, he sees Anjel with Seto. "Whoa," he slurred, "she finally came to her senses. Hey Yugi!"

"What is it, Tristan?" the small boy asks.

"Look over there and tell me what you see."

He spots Ishizu standing, while Marik is getting the snot beaten out of him. "Two guys beating up Marik," Yugi replies.

Tristan pointed out to the billionaire couple. Yugi gasps, "It's Anjel...with Kaiba! I guess she finally gave in."

Marik kicked away the thugs and rushed to Anjel's side begging. "Please, Anjel, stop this madness! I'm a wreck! I can't sleep, I can't eat, all I can do is think about you. I beg of you, come back to me."

Anjel pushes him off, "Go away, you man-eating leech."

"Okay then, why aren't you dueling him? I thought the sight of men makes you puke."

Seto moves away from Anjel. "Is that true, Anjel?" he choked.

Anjel looks down and nods, "It's true, Seto. I came here to talk to you about dueling you. I don't really love anybody except my family....," she turns to Marik, "and him."

Marik grins at the CEO as if he is the one dominating Anjel's mind.

"You lied to me, Anjel. Why?" Seto's voice began to crack.

"I already told you. I wanted to duel you for your rarest cards," she explains. "Now that the plan is nearly complete, all I have to do is win that duel and flee."

"I thought you said you went to visit your uncle."

"I did, dumbass. It only took one day. The second day was to celebrate my birthday with Marik and his sister."

"At it again I see," a familiar voice boomed. "No matter what you do, you just don't know how much a person loves you."

"Back off, Yugi, she's mine," Marik snarls.

"Who said she was yours? I don't see your name on her," Tea spoke in a sassy voice.

"Oh really? Show them the tattoo, my dear."

Anjel mentally kicked herself for showing the tattoo where it was supposed to be: on the right side of her chest. Sheepishly, she pulls off the blue sash and reveals the tattoo to everyone. By the looks of it, that was there for three months. Seto wanted to drop dead from seeing that tattoo. Not that what it said bothered him, but the thought of getting one makes him wanna faint. He didn't like tattoos anywhere.

"Kaiba, what's with you? You look a little sick," Tristan breathed.

Seto immediately turns away from the foul stench of alcohol. "Good grief, man! Did something die in your mouth?"

Tristan began to sing to himself incoherently. Marik slyly places his left hand on Anjel's chest while the other grabs her behind. Anjel slaps the horny Egyptian male. "Keep your filthy hands to yourself, Ishtar!"

"You said that I can touch you. Remember?" Marik reminded.

"No, I don't. You were the one drunk. Here's one thing you didn't know. I had an affair with someone else a long time ago. Actually, I had an affair with two people."

Yugi and Joey turns away casually. Seto heard enough. "All right, Anjel, I had enough of your games. I demand you tell me the truth."

Anjel glares at the CEO, "Go to hell."

"I mean it."

"You wanna know? Fine, here it is. I slept with Yugi Moto and Joey Wheeler at Duelist Kingdom. After Yugi won the tournament, I slept with Bakura. At one point, I slept with Duke Devlin. Hell, I slept with one guy who calls himself Keith. All he talked about is his stupid machine monsters..."

"She never slept with me," Tristan cries out.

"You're a arrogant punk," she replies hotly, "I slept with most of the duelists at Duelist Kingdom."

"You slept with Rex Raptor?" Joey asks in curiosity.

"I slept with him. I slept with Weevil Underwood, Mako Tsunami, you name it."

"Anjel, I could get AIDS from listening to that smut. I'm suprised you're not pregnant," Seto cries out in disgust.

Anjel rolls her eyes, "You dummy, every person I slept with had to wear a condom. You didn't..."

A ray of hope lights up in his eyes, "You know what that means?"

"No, because I was wearing one."

Yugi became puzzled, "You had on a condom?"

"For females, small fry," Anjel sighs in frustration. "My company makes them. I get them for free."

"You're not just a slut," Tristan points a finger, "you're the slut of all sluts."

Marik steps away from Anjel. Seto growls, "You ought to be ashamed of yourself for lying to me, Anjel Harmony. You are nothing but the queen of sluts." Then he pretends to place a crown on her head, "Here's your crown, your majesty! See you at the Sheraton Hotel, bitch!"

Seto turns and walks away. Anjel stood there for a brief minute and then ran off.

"Oh boy, this isn't good. What happens now?" Bakura asks.

"I have to follow Anjel." Yugi begins to run after her. Joey, not taking any chances, follows his short friend.

At the mansion, Anjel storms inside startling Chaos. "Anjel, what happened?" the dark mage asked in concern, "I thought your date ends at eleven."

"I ended the evening early," her voice began to crack. "There was no reason for to prolong the date."

"You're lying. Now tell me what happened."

"Why do you care? You're an android!"

"You never know how they turn out. Now tell me what happened."

"I...told Seto about my many relationships."

"Why?"

"He wanted the truth about me, and I told him everything."

There was a knock at the door. "Hold that thought, Anjel," the dark mage stated as he answers the door.

Outside, Yugi and Joey waited for a response. When the door opens, they were shocked to see that a dark mage responded.

Joey began to stutter, "A m-...a mo-...a mo-..."

"Whoa, Chaos answered the door," Yugi replies in awe.

"What is it that you two want?" Chaos asks in annoyance.

"We would like to talk to Anjel. Is that okay?"

Chaos steps aside and lets the two teens enter. Anjel sat in the livingroom crying as Dale tries to comfort her. Annabelle held her in a motherly way. "I'm nothing but a loser, Annabelle. I blab the truth and already people hate me. I don't deserve to be with anyone."

"That's not true, Anjel, there are people who want to help you," Yugi protested.

Anjel looks over to the two teens wiping her eyes, "What are you two doing here?"

"Chaos let us in. Anjel, there are no losers in this city. You just need help, but we can't do that if you don't tell us what the problem is."

Anjel stops crying and excuses the androids. Yugi and Joey sat down on the sofa. Anjel at first just wanted to tell them to go away, but her tender state kept her quiet and speak, "What is it that you wanted?"

Yugi speaks first, "Anjel, we don't know you very well, but what you're doing is way out of character. Kaiba tells us you're sweet and beautiful, but we have to know something. Are you hiding something you aren't telling the world?"

"And what if I am?"

"Ishizu knows you're hiding some secret. I know you weren't at her place yesterday."

"If I tell you, you can't tell anyone else."

"That's a promise I can't keep. They'll know about you eventually."

"All right, I'll tell you. I spent my birthday at the cemetary talking to my uncle, aunt, grandparents, and my parents. You know how embarrassing it is to spend the most important day of your life there? I don't have any friends or siblings!"

"Anjel, Kaiba wanted to celebrate your important day even if it was too late. You ruined it. Would it hurt to show some gratitude to him? He really cares for you."

"The bastard called me a slut, Moto! I'll never forgive him for that."

"Did you ever stop to look in a mirror, Anjel? You may appear to be a pretty face, but deep down, you've become a witch! No male is gonna go out with you if you act like that."

"Even with all the androids you created, you're still alone," Joey added. "So whatever you're hiding, tell us now."

Anjel sighs deeply and told her secret that will change her forever, "When I was twelve, I had a bad dream. I rushed into my uncle's room for comfort, but I didn't know he was drunk at the time. So, my fool-headed self sat in his lap. Then, he....he....," Anjel's voice began to crack again, "..he....raped me!" she wailed afterwards.

"Raped?!?!" Yugi replies in shock.

"He kept doing it until he began the tournament. I haven't been so humiliated and soiled in my entire life. I'm thrilled his life ended quickly."

Joey shook in fear pointing a finger to Anjel, "You're a monster! A greedy, selfish monster!"

"I'd rather be one than a egotistical mutt," Anjel glares, "and for your information, I'm not greedy. If I was, shoot me dead and throw me into a volcano."

"Anjel, you can't spend the rest of your life hiding from the world. This isn't your fantasy land where everyone is terrified and is there to serve you; this is the real world. You'll find that there are people who stand up to their rights," Yugi explains.

"You're full of it," Anjel snorts, "There are people out there looking for some nookie. Everywhere I go, I encounter a horny bastard who can't keep his cock in his pants. So, I build the androids to keep my sanity."

"What?"

"Take a look at my androids. You'll see nothing in their pants."

"You're sick, Anjel! Is this how you get your kicks out of men?" Joey spat angrily.

"...Get out..." Anjel replies in a hushed voice.

"Okay, Anjel, we'll leave now. I will try to keep my promise," Yugi crosses his heart. "Cross my heart and hope to die."

To be continued.......