Invisible Touch
Disclaimer: If any of you are wondering about Gitaroo Man, it's a game and I don't own any of the characters. And I don't own YGO. Warnings are still the same. No flames! Enjoy!
Chapter 10
*Flashback a few years when Anjel was a preteen.*
Driving along the sandy paths, archaeologists claimed to have found something about the Egyptian God Monsters. Pegasus and Anjel stops close to the marketplace. "Why are we stopping here, Uncle Max?" the blonde girl asks.
"We don't want to interfere with the other foreigners. It's considered rude to intrude on them like we're army men," he answers.
"It's hot out here."
"I know it is, sweetie. You would've fried if you wore your usual clothes."
"You're funny."
"I know. Listen, I want you to stay with these men for awhile. I'll only be gone for a few hours. Do you understand me clearly?"
"Yes sir."
Pegasus pats her on the head gently and left with the archaeologists. One of the men provided Anjel a tent to shade her from the blazing hot sun. Two hours later, she became hungry. Since there wasn't a thing to eat, she just had to wait. Then, a man wearing all white and carrying a Millenium Item around his neck offered nourishment to the young blonde. Anjel looks up at the man, "Who are you?"
The man then responds, "I am Shadi. I take it you must be related to Pegasus."
"I'm his niece."
"How nice. Take this. A growing girl has to eat."
Anjel stares down at the bowl, "Not to be rude, but what is it?"
"It's not poison. It's enough to last you for a little bit until your uncle comes back." Shadi places the bowl in her lap, "I have to get going now. Your uncle will be lost in the temples if I don't hurry."
"Okay. Thanks."
Shadi takes a good look at her and leaves. As he was walking, he thought to himself, 'She certainly is beautiful. Perhaps she could be the 5,000-year-old Egyptian prostitute.'
It has been hours now, and Anjel could see the sun setting. Once again, Shadi returns to the tent with a white cloth in his hand. Anjel turns to see him. Without a word, Shadi handed her a cloth. Anjel blinks in confusion when she accepted the gift. "A cloth?" she asks puzzledly.
Shadi explained, "No, in the cloth is seven cards that the Pharaoh created for his lover named Lily. She was just as beautiful as you are now, but she paid a price for being unfaithful to him."
"What did she do?"
"She was seeing the High Priest behind his back. It was later that the Pharaoh found out she was pregnant. He became very upset when it turned out that the baby wasn't his. So, he executed her along with her premature baby. It was weeks later the High Priest commited suicide so he could be with Lily."
"How sad! It reminds me of a play. There's just one thing. How did the Pharaoh know the baby wasn't his?"
"The High Priest came up to Lily and begged her to marry him. The Pharaoh became confused with this action; so, he asked the High Priest why. Soon after he answered, the Pharaoh was enraged with fury. He became worse to find that Lily also slept with many others as well just for money." Shadi stares at her not losing contact, "From what I know, you were raped by your uncle."
Anjel looks down in shame and embarrassment. Shadi comforts her, "Young lady, you're not to blame. What he did was wrong. You couldn't have known what he was doing."
He hears the voices of the group coming back. Shadi quickly speaks to Anjel, "Listen, the instructions is with the cards. By the way, what's your name?"
The blonde quickly answers to see that her uncle is returning, "I'm Anjel Harmony."
"Nice meeting with you, Anjel. Take care, and remember not to show your uncle those cards."
Shadi left once again just in the nick of time. Anjel hides the cloth in her training bra.
*Flashback now ends!*
"....He never saw me with the seven cards. He did find out eventually by reading my mind with that stupid eye," Anjel cringes. "To this day, I fear that he's after me just to get his hands on the seven cards."
"So that's why you gave me the seven cards...." Seto trailed off trying not to say anything about Pegasus.
The waiter approached the table and sets down the main course. He left to serve the other table. The two billionaires ate in silence.
Later that evening, they went into a night club since they are dressed for the occasion. Somewhere on the other side of the room, Yami and Joey spots the two. Meanwhile, at a table, Marik and Pegasus kept an eye out for Anjel and Seto.
"I'm becoming impatient, dude," Marik spat at Pegasus. "It's almost eleven, I want to go home, and I still want my bitch back."
Pegasus forced the Egyptian's mouth shut, "Keep your shirt on, hot stuff. Wait until Seto becomes loaded with alcohol."
At the bar, Tristan guzzled down his third can of beer. Joey laughed when Tristan hiccuped. Yami stifled back a snicker.
"What are you two freakazoids laughing at?" Tristan asked hotly as he slurred his speech.
Joey pointed his finger, "You! It's obvious you had too much."
"Is it my fault I don't have a bitch? Kaiba has one, Yugi has one, but I don't have one!"
"So what? I don't either...."
Joey's sentence cut off short when Bakura came up to him, drunk out of his mind, and kissed him. The blond pushed the Tomb Robber away wiping his mouth with his arm, "Yuck! I've been poisoned by the fungus!"
Bakura just laughed, "You know you want me, Joey."
Tristan pouts, "See? You've been kissed by Bakura. You even called him a name."
Joey razzed, "He's a fungus! I don't even like him."
"It doesn't matter; he likes you."
"I still don't like him."
Bakura motioned himself to sit on Joey's lap. Joey suddenly moved aside to avoid Bakura. Tristan got up and his world began to spin. Yami bumps into Joey and tripped over Bakura after a few drinks. Joey sighs, "Am I the only one who knows when to stop?"
Tristan gagged a couple of times, turns, bends, and pukes all over Yami, Bakura, and on Joey's shoe. Somewhere in the room, Marik watched the CEO from a distance. He then turns his eyes to Anjel. So far, she isn't doing anything but talking to Joey. Then, she talked to Tristan briefly. Finally, she headed for the bar. Marik growled in anger finding that she's sitting next to Seto. Pegasus frowns, "This isn't good. The plan is ruined."
Marik asks desperately, "Don't you have a backup plan?"
"You could pinch her behind and scapegoat."
"No way. She hates that. I got the bump to prove it."
"What bump?"
"It's a boil on my butt. You can't see it."
"Then you shouldn't be sitting down."
"Wait! What happens if I wait until Kaiba's loaded and then take her as soon as he leaves?"
"That's just crazy enough to work."
The hour went by fast. Seto already lost his mind after twelve martinis. Anjel turned away to chat with someone she knew. Seto stands up and almost lost his balance. Marik moves gracefully through the dancing crowd leaving a path for Pegasus to follow. He then approached her from behind and grabs her by the waist. Pegasus quickly puts a blindfold over Anjel's eyes as she was being pulled away from the stool and out of the club. Yami witnessed the kidnapping and rushed everywhere to find the CEO. He found Seto hurling in a vacant corner. Yami rolls his eyes in disgust, "Everyone is getting sick nowadays."
Seto stops vomiting and looks up to face Yami, "What?"
"Kaiba, Anjel has been kidnapped!"
"WHAT???"
"Marik and some other guy grabbed her and ran out of the club."
Seto dashed off. He broke through the crowds faster than a raging bull. Surely, he knocked down a few people and ran over three of them flat. Yami sweatdropped.
Outside, Marik forcefully kissed Anjel as she tried to pull away. She grunted and screamed fighting off the attacks laid upon her neck. With one swift movement, she slaps the Egyptian hard. She immediately ran a few feet until Pegasus caught her by the arm. Stifling back a few tears, she gave up and surrendered. Pegasus removed the blindfold gingerly. Anjel remembered the heavy scent from earlier. She became terrified and shocked to discover that her uncle is really alive. She was then forced to turn around. It's now true. Standing in front of her was none other than her uncle. Holding back the tears, she awaited for the older male to do or say anything. Pegasus then replied coldly, "Anjel, where are the seven cards?"
Anjel began to shake in fear, "I don't have them with me."
Pegasus slaps her, "Don't lie to me, girl! I know you have them. Now hand them over."
She began to cry, "I don't have them. I swear."
Abruptly, Seto shoved the older male away and frees Anjel. "You keep your damn hands off of her, Pegasus!"
Even though Pegasus got the message, he objects, "She's my niece, and I say I can touch her. What have you got to say about that?"
"Get this through that thick skull of yours! She's my fiance, and there's nothing you can do to break us up."
The CEO carries the blonde in his arms and ran home. Anjel fell asleep afterwards. When she awakens, she found herself in a room tucked into a bed. Next to her is Seto resting his head on the nightstand and holding her hand. Seeing the sunlight coming from the window indicated that it's morning. She slowly slips out of the CEO's grip and got out of bed. She tiptoed out of the room to find a notepad and pen. She spotted one near the phone. Sighing and weeping, she wrote a note to Seto. As she was writing, she lets the tears roll down her face and onto the notepad. She completed the note and quietly left the CEO's mansion.
Half an hour later, Seto wakes up to find that Anjel isn't in the bed. Stricken with panic, he runs downstairs and found a tear-stained note next to the phone. He picks up the notepad and reads it.
*Seto,
I'm writing this note to you so you'll know where I am. I don't know when I'll be back, but I'll call you soon. Take care of yourself and my cards. Remember that the Riryoku is my support and the Moon Envoy is my undying love. In an envelope next to the note you're reading are the cards you'll need to duel my demented uncle and that fucking stick person who calls himself Marik. There are also instructions on how to play each card in case you forget. Don't let anyone know what happened to me, please. I don't want you to get involved in any sort of danger.
Love and best wishes, Anjel*
Seto chokes knowing that she's gone. With shaking hands, he picks up the envelope and opens it. Inside, were the cards he needed for the two rituals. He sobs silently so he wouldn't wake up Mokuba.
At the airport, Anjel and Chaos-thoroughly disguised-waits for their flight to Egypt. While they wait, Anjel wrote down a list of things while the dark mage plays a game on his new Gameboy Advance. Time has passed and still their flight isn't here. So, Chaos suddenly became bored. "Why are we going to Egypt?" the android blinked.
"I knew someone there a long time ago. I have to see him so I can discover more about my past.," Anjel replies. "That and stay there for at least a few years."
Chaos stared at the blonde, "You're lying about one part, Anjel. Now why do you want to live in Egypt?"
Anjel swiftly turns to the dark mage with daggers in her eyes, "Who are you to judge me? Can't a girl go somewhere without being asked twenty questions?"
"You're hiding something aren't you?"
"I am not."
"Oh yeah? How come you look so nervous?"
Anjel stared until she cracked, "Okay, I am hiding something. I didn't want Seto to know one tiny problem until that day comes."
Chaos backs away an inch completely confused, "What day? Is there something wrong?"
"Not really, I've left Annabelle in charge of the place and the business while I'm gone."
"Anjel..."
"All right, quit badgering me! I didn't tell Seto one little detail."
"What?"
"....I'm pregnant...."
"Are you absolutely sure?"
"I threw up when I got home, and I don't think it was food poisoning."
"Anjel, you have to let him know about this. Just imagine when you come back and he sees the child he didn't know about."
"I'll risk it. I have too much to handle."
Her flight announced for boarding. Anjel rises from her chair, "C'mon, Chaos, it's time to go."
She grabs her two suitcases and headed for the gate as the dark mage follows from behind. Boarding the plane, Anjel thought of how her lifestyle would be like when she gets to Egypt. She was less concerned about herself when she looks at Chaos. She became worried knowing how the people there will react when they see a dark mage walk by. Only time will tell when they get there soon....
To be continued........
Disclaimer: If any of you are wondering about Gitaroo Man, it's a game and I don't own any of the characters. And I don't own YGO. Warnings are still the same. No flames! Enjoy!
Chapter 10
*Flashback a few years when Anjel was a preteen.*
Driving along the sandy paths, archaeologists claimed to have found something about the Egyptian God Monsters. Pegasus and Anjel stops close to the marketplace. "Why are we stopping here, Uncle Max?" the blonde girl asks.
"We don't want to interfere with the other foreigners. It's considered rude to intrude on them like we're army men," he answers.
"It's hot out here."
"I know it is, sweetie. You would've fried if you wore your usual clothes."
"You're funny."
"I know. Listen, I want you to stay with these men for awhile. I'll only be gone for a few hours. Do you understand me clearly?"
"Yes sir."
Pegasus pats her on the head gently and left with the archaeologists. One of the men provided Anjel a tent to shade her from the blazing hot sun. Two hours later, she became hungry. Since there wasn't a thing to eat, she just had to wait. Then, a man wearing all white and carrying a Millenium Item around his neck offered nourishment to the young blonde. Anjel looks up at the man, "Who are you?"
The man then responds, "I am Shadi. I take it you must be related to Pegasus."
"I'm his niece."
"How nice. Take this. A growing girl has to eat."
Anjel stares down at the bowl, "Not to be rude, but what is it?"
"It's not poison. It's enough to last you for a little bit until your uncle comes back." Shadi places the bowl in her lap, "I have to get going now. Your uncle will be lost in the temples if I don't hurry."
"Okay. Thanks."
Shadi takes a good look at her and leaves. As he was walking, he thought to himself, 'She certainly is beautiful. Perhaps she could be the 5,000-year-old Egyptian prostitute.'
It has been hours now, and Anjel could see the sun setting. Once again, Shadi returns to the tent with a white cloth in his hand. Anjel turns to see him. Without a word, Shadi handed her a cloth. Anjel blinks in confusion when she accepted the gift. "A cloth?" she asks puzzledly.
Shadi explained, "No, in the cloth is seven cards that the Pharaoh created for his lover named Lily. She was just as beautiful as you are now, but she paid a price for being unfaithful to him."
"What did she do?"
"She was seeing the High Priest behind his back. It was later that the Pharaoh found out she was pregnant. He became very upset when it turned out that the baby wasn't his. So, he executed her along with her premature baby. It was weeks later the High Priest commited suicide so he could be with Lily."
"How sad! It reminds me of a play. There's just one thing. How did the Pharaoh know the baby wasn't his?"
"The High Priest came up to Lily and begged her to marry him. The Pharaoh became confused with this action; so, he asked the High Priest why. Soon after he answered, the Pharaoh was enraged with fury. He became worse to find that Lily also slept with many others as well just for money." Shadi stares at her not losing contact, "From what I know, you were raped by your uncle."
Anjel looks down in shame and embarrassment. Shadi comforts her, "Young lady, you're not to blame. What he did was wrong. You couldn't have known what he was doing."
He hears the voices of the group coming back. Shadi quickly speaks to Anjel, "Listen, the instructions is with the cards. By the way, what's your name?"
The blonde quickly answers to see that her uncle is returning, "I'm Anjel Harmony."
"Nice meeting with you, Anjel. Take care, and remember not to show your uncle those cards."
Shadi left once again just in the nick of time. Anjel hides the cloth in her training bra.
*Flashback now ends!*
"....He never saw me with the seven cards. He did find out eventually by reading my mind with that stupid eye," Anjel cringes. "To this day, I fear that he's after me just to get his hands on the seven cards."
"So that's why you gave me the seven cards...." Seto trailed off trying not to say anything about Pegasus.
The waiter approached the table and sets down the main course. He left to serve the other table. The two billionaires ate in silence.
Later that evening, they went into a night club since they are dressed for the occasion. Somewhere on the other side of the room, Yami and Joey spots the two. Meanwhile, at a table, Marik and Pegasus kept an eye out for Anjel and Seto.
"I'm becoming impatient, dude," Marik spat at Pegasus. "It's almost eleven, I want to go home, and I still want my bitch back."
Pegasus forced the Egyptian's mouth shut, "Keep your shirt on, hot stuff. Wait until Seto becomes loaded with alcohol."
At the bar, Tristan guzzled down his third can of beer. Joey laughed when Tristan hiccuped. Yami stifled back a snicker.
"What are you two freakazoids laughing at?" Tristan asked hotly as he slurred his speech.
Joey pointed his finger, "You! It's obvious you had too much."
"Is it my fault I don't have a bitch? Kaiba has one, Yugi has one, but I don't have one!"
"So what? I don't either...."
Joey's sentence cut off short when Bakura came up to him, drunk out of his mind, and kissed him. The blond pushed the Tomb Robber away wiping his mouth with his arm, "Yuck! I've been poisoned by the fungus!"
Bakura just laughed, "You know you want me, Joey."
Tristan pouts, "See? You've been kissed by Bakura. You even called him a name."
Joey razzed, "He's a fungus! I don't even like him."
"It doesn't matter; he likes you."
"I still don't like him."
Bakura motioned himself to sit on Joey's lap. Joey suddenly moved aside to avoid Bakura. Tristan got up and his world began to spin. Yami bumps into Joey and tripped over Bakura after a few drinks. Joey sighs, "Am I the only one who knows when to stop?"
Tristan gagged a couple of times, turns, bends, and pukes all over Yami, Bakura, and on Joey's shoe. Somewhere in the room, Marik watched the CEO from a distance. He then turns his eyes to Anjel. So far, she isn't doing anything but talking to Joey. Then, she talked to Tristan briefly. Finally, she headed for the bar. Marik growled in anger finding that she's sitting next to Seto. Pegasus frowns, "This isn't good. The plan is ruined."
Marik asks desperately, "Don't you have a backup plan?"
"You could pinch her behind and scapegoat."
"No way. She hates that. I got the bump to prove it."
"What bump?"
"It's a boil on my butt. You can't see it."
"Then you shouldn't be sitting down."
"Wait! What happens if I wait until Kaiba's loaded and then take her as soon as he leaves?"
"That's just crazy enough to work."
The hour went by fast. Seto already lost his mind after twelve martinis. Anjel turned away to chat with someone she knew. Seto stands up and almost lost his balance. Marik moves gracefully through the dancing crowd leaving a path for Pegasus to follow. He then approached her from behind and grabs her by the waist. Pegasus quickly puts a blindfold over Anjel's eyes as she was being pulled away from the stool and out of the club. Yami witnessed the kidnapping and rushed everywhere to find the CEO. He found Seto hurling in a vacant corner. Yami rolls his eyes in disgust, "Everyone is getting sick nowadays."
Seto stops vomiting and looks up to face Yami, "What?"
"Kaiba, Anjel has been kidnapped!"
"WHAT???"
"Marik and some other guy grabbed her and ran out of the club."
Seto dashed off. He broke through the crowds faster than a raging bull. Surely, he knocked down a few people and ran over three of them flat. Yami sweatdropped.
Outside, Marik forcefully kissed Anjel as she tried to pull away. She grunted and screamed fighting off the attacks laid upon her neck. With one swift movement, she slaps the Egyptian hard. She immediately ran a few feet until Pegasus caught her by the arm. Stifling back a few tears, she gave up and surrendered. Pegasus removed the blindfold gingerly. Anjel remembered the heavy scent from earlier. She became terrified and shocked to discover that her uncle is really alive. She was then forced to turn around. It's now true. Standing in front of her was none other than her uncle. Holding back the tears, she awaited for the older male to do or say anything. Pegasus then replied coldly, "Anjel, where are the seven cards?"
Anjel began to shake in fear, "I don't have them with me."
Pegasus slaps her, "Don't lie to me, girl! I know you have them. Now hand them over."
She began to cry, "I don't have them. I swear."
Abruptly, Seto shoved the older male away and frees Anjel. "You keep your damn hands off of her, Pegasus!"
Even though Pegasus got the message, he objects, "She's my niece, and I say I can touch her. What have you got to say about that?"
"Get this through that thick skull of yours! She's my fiance, and there's nothing you can do to break us up."
The CEO carries the blonde in his arms and ran home. Anjel fell asleep afterwards. When she awakens, she found herself in a room tucked into a bed. Next to her is Seto resting his head on the nightstand and holding her hand. Seeing the sunlight coming from the window indicated that it's morning. She slowly slips out of the CEO's grip and got out of bed. She tiptoed out of the room to find a notepad and pen. She spotted one near the phone. Sighing and weeping, she wrote a note to Seto. As she was writing, she lets the tears roll down her face and onto the notepad. She completed the note and quietly left the CEO's mansion.
Half an hour later, Seto wakes up to find that Anjel isn't in the bed. Stricken with panic, he runs downstairs and found a tear-stained note next to the phone. He picks up the notepad and reads it.
*Seto,
I'm writing this note to you so you'll know where I am. I don't know when I'll be back, but I'll call you soon. Take care of yourself and my cards. Remember that the Riryoku is my support and the Moon Envoy is my undying love. In an envelope next to the note you're reading are the cards you'll need to duel my demented uncle and that fucking stick person who calls himself Marik. There are also instructions on how to play each card in case you forget. Don't let anyone know what happened to me, please. I don't want you to get involved in any sort of danger.
Love and best wishes, Anjel*
Seto chokes knowing that she's gone. With shaking hands, he picks up the envelope and opens it. Inside, were the cards he needed for the two rituals. He sobs silently so he wouldn't wake up Mokuba.
At the airport, Anjel and Chaos-thoroughly disguised-waits for their flight to Egypt. While they wait, Anjel wrote down a list of things while the dark mage plays a game on his new Gameboy Advance. Time has passed and still their flight isn't here. So, Chaos suddenly became bored. "Why are we going to Egypt?" the android blinked.
"I knew someone there a long time ago. I have to see him so I can discover more about my past.," Anjel replies. "That and stay there for at least a few years."
Chaos stared at the blonde, "You're lying about one part, Anjel. Now why do you want to live in Egypt?"
Anjel swiftly turns to the dark mage with daggers in her eyes, "Who are you to judge me? Can't a girl go somewhere without being asked twenty questions?"
"You're hiding something aren't you?"
"I am not."
"Oh yeah? How come you look so nervous?"
Anjel stared until she cracked, "Okay, I am hiding something. I didn't want Seto to know one tiny problem until that day comes."
Chaos backs away an inch completely confused, "What day? Is there something wrong?"
"Not really, I've left Annabelle in charge of the place and the business while I'm gone."
"Anjel..."
"All right, quit badgering me! I didn't tell Seto one little detail."
"What?"
"....I'm pregnant...."
"Are you absolutely sure?"
"I threw up when I got home, and I don't think it was food poisoning."
"Anjel, you have to let him know about this. Just imagine when you come back and he sees the child he didn't know about."
"I'll risk it. I have too much to handle."
Her flight announced for boarding. Anjel rises from her chair, "C'mon, Chaos, it's time to go."
She grabs her two suitcases and headed for the gate as the dark mage follows from behind. Boarding the plane, Anjel thought of how her lifestyle would be like when she gets to Egypt. She was less concerned about herself when she looks at Chaos. She became worried knowing how the people there will react when they see a dark mage walk by. Only time will tell when they get there soon....
To be continued........