Invisible Touch
Chapter 16
That evening, Anjel wore a white sequined tubetop short enough to show her new bellybutton piercing, a black and white checkerboard skirt, and shiny black high-heeled boots that reaches to her knees. Her hair is dyed bright red and her eyes are now a lighter shade of blue. She liked it since her only son picked it out. It's a trendy outfit. She arrives at the party completely surprised by people who came. She was a bit surprised to see Yugi and all his friends there. On the long table, there were so many gifts from so many people. She didn't know where to start. So far, she didn't see Seto. Lucky her. The people began to dance to the music played on the stereo system. Anjel sat down and watched the party go on. It's funny she's the only one not dancing.
Later that evening, she began opening the gifts. She accepted them even though half of the things were godawful clothes and ugly shoes. The first start is to accept gifts with no meaning or effort. She did like Joey's gift. For a mutt, he certainly has good taste in clothing. She was a bit shocked to find that Yugi picked a beautiful necklace. It was a relief. She needed another necklace. Junior's gift is a rare card. Anjel figured he'd fight for a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Now she has one in her deck, she'll be unstoppable.
"Y'know, Junior, anonymous never gave me a gift, and it's strange Seto isn't here," she smiles. Then she thought, 'It's about time he figured out that I don't like him.....'
Junior shifts his eyes to the right. The lights in the room went out until it showed only one to reveal a male in a squatting position with an instrument designed to look exactly like a gitaroo. He wore a familiar white trenchcoat which Anjel assumed it had to be the CEO. She sighs in frustration and puts her head down. Indeed, it's Seto in the spotlight to claim his prize. Anjel raises her head growling. Junior crosses his arms waiting for the show to start. Seto stands up and faces the beauty, "Before I start this piece, I just want to say happy birthday to a special woman in my life. I hope you'll take me back, sweetheart."
He begins to play the music. A noticeable tune only Anjel knew; it was the same tune her aunt used to play. From behind, Yugi looms his hands to the sides of her head and used the power of his Millenium Puzzle to free her mind of whatever was causing her to hate the CEO. Anjel didn't move for a bit. Finally, she blinks and found herself face to face with the CEO. Seconds later, the music ends as the CEO finished the last piece. The sound of applauding filled the room. Seto places the instrument on the table, takes the beauty's hand, and kneels before her with a ring in his other hand. For some reason, Anjel wanted Seto to propose. Another part said 'go for it'. Not a single thought of doubt clouded her judgement. For the first time in years, she felt like a woman waiting for her lover to pop the question. Finally, Seto asks her the question, "Anjel Harmony, will you marry me?"
She didn't know what to say. Then, Shadi's voice echoed in her mind, 'It is your destiny to marry Seto Kaiba. What your ancestor couldn't do, you now have a choice without feeling guilty.'
The people waited for the moment of truth. This was it. Anjel stares deeply into Seto's blue eyes and smiles. There was nothing that could keep her from saying no to someone sacrificing their entire life just to be with her. Out of all people, it had to be Seto Kaiba. She had thought for one moment that if she said no, his heart would shatter into a million pieces. He'll have the heartbreak; she'll feel miserable, and people will badger her every waking hour. Anjel finally answers with confidence, "...Yes. And I won't take it back or joke my way out of it."
Applauses filled the room. The moment Seto slips the ring on Anjel's finger, Junior became happier than before. He was so happy, he felt like crying.
At midnight, Anjel slept alone for she couldn't see Seto for three days. She pushed the wedding plans aside and dreamed that she was at her wedding. Everyone at the party was there. Before the priest pronounce them man and wife, he announced, "If there's a reason these two should not be married, speak now or forever hold your peace."
"I say it's a big mistake," a voice boomed through the crowds.
Anjel turns around and sees her deceased uncle standing with his arms crossed. She gasped, "Uncle Max!"
The silver-haired man continues, "This woman is unfaithful to him. She's been sleeping with other men for almost twenty years."
"That's a lie! I haven't slept with anyone for over fifteen years."
"No, but you did sleep with me before you left for Egypt," another voice spoke.
Anjel couldn't keep calm from a voice so annoying. It was Marik from the dead! She stomps her foot down, "Marik."
"Your uncle wanted you to marry me not this truffle in shoes."
Seto backs away from Anjel into the sudden darkness. Everything became black and fire shot up from the ground. She can hear her uncle's voice echoing the word 'traitor'. She ran from the voice to escape. Then, Marik's voice echoed the word 'slut' or 'bitch'. Anjel fell to her knees crying her eyes out. A sudden ray of light penetrated the darkness clearing away the firey scenery and the evil. A caring hand extended to the red-haired beauty. Anjel looks up with tears in her eyes, "Who's there?"
"Anjel, grab my hand and I'll free you from your nightmares," a feminine voice replies in a soft, caring tone.
The beauty sniffles as she extends her hand to the ghostly hand. Standing up, Anjel recognizes the face and smiles, "Aunt Cecilia, it's you!"
"Anjel, I've missed you. My, you've grown so much into a beautiful woman."
"Thank you. Aunt Cecilia, why is it that Uncle Max doesn't want me to be with Seto?"
"It was terrible what he did to you, but I guess he's afraid of you growing up and starting your own life. Then, you stooped to his level and murdered him. Normally, I would be angry with you, but since you now know the wrong thing you've done, you must go to his grave and apologize to him before you marry the man you love. It's the only way to clean the slate."
"Yes, Aunt Cecilia." Anjel didn't want to let go of the spirit. Too many memories only allowed her to stay. "I love you, Aunt Cecilia."
The spirit hugs her, "And I love you too, Anjel."
White lights brightens the scene, and Anjel awakens from her dream. She felt tingly all over and can still feel her aunt's caring touch. She looks at the digital alarm clock. "It's only seven in the morning, and it's Sunday. I have a lot of things to do."
At Kaiba's mansion, Seto awakens from the sound of the alarm clock. Junior kicks the door open and hops on the bed. "Dad, wake up! You promised me you'd take me to the dueling arena."
Seto groans and turns over in his sleep. Junior shakes him violently, "Dad!!"
The CEO tried his hardest not to listen to Junior's whining. He groans again and turns to the teen mumbling, "Junior, go bother Mokuba. I want quiet....trying to sleep."
"Dad..."
"I want sleep, Junior. Now go see if your uncle is awake." Then Seto turns his back to the teen.
Junior sadly walks out of the room. Sure enough, Mokuba was up and about. Junior beams a smile like his mother to his uncle, "Morning! Will you take me to the dueling arena?"
Mokuba blinks, "Junior, it's only seven in the morning. Can't you wait until eight?"
"Okay. What's for breakfast?"
"Uh, I dunno." Mokuba sniffs the air, "I think we're having buttermilk pancakes and eggs with bacon."
Junior frowns dejectedly, "Pancakes give me gas."
"You're not having pancakes, Junior. You're going to eat cold cereal and pop tarts."
"What kind of cereal? And what kind of pop tarts?"
"Life. And the pop tarts are strawberry."
"Ick! What am I, a five-year-old? I'd rather gag on a peach pit."
"Okay, what do you usually eat?"
"I don't usually eat, but I do drink coffee."
"Coffee?? At your age?"
"Why not? Bakura drinks coffee with vodka, and he's a famous rockstar."
"Well, you're not a rockstar, you're not drinking coffee with vodka, and your name is not Bakura."
"I can handle it, Uncle Mokuba. All I have to do is put ten sugar cubes in the coffee."
"Very well. Anything else?"
"You have any cookies?"
"Cookies?!?!"
"Shh!.....Don't let my dad know I eat cookies in the morning."
"Junior, you're gonna get sick."
"Uncle Mokuba, I ate a dead frog when I was nine, I munched on fried crickets. There's nothing that can make me sick."
The green-haired teen went into the kitchen, reaches into the cupboard and found a bag of Chips Ahoy. He tears into the bag and pops a cookie in his mouth. Setting the bag down on the table, he grabs a coffee mug and pours the hot coffee. Sitting down, he looks at Mokuba, "What? This is my breakfast. Don't worry about me. If I puke this morning, it's my fault."
Mokuba will never understand why Junior behaves like a kid. No kid eats cookies for breakfast unless there's nothing decent to eat or perhaps rotten to the core. It's odd Junior never gains weight from eating sweets in the morning. He's just as tall and lean as his father when he was a teenager. Mokuba's curiosity rises at an extraordinary rate. "Junior, how long have you been eating cookies for breakfast?"
Junior pops another cookie in his mouth, "Let's see, my mom had 12 bags of cookies shipped to her in Egypt every week when I was twelve....Uh,...about three years."
"Three years? I'm surprised you aren't fat."
"I can't get fat. I have my mother's high metabolism. She can eat anything and not get fat." Junior puts ten sugar cubes in the brown liquid and sips it.
"Here you are eating cookies and drinking coffee, and I'm the one who gained eight pounds. Lucky you."
"You gained eight pounds because you swallowed so many popsicles you could build the Eiffel Tower with the sticks."
"A hundred popsicles and five of them gave me brain freeze."
"I wasn't like this before. I was plump until I was seven."
"How did you lose so much weight?"
"No meat, no sweets, and cut back on the helpings for six months. But that was me. Now I'm so thin, my pants keep slipping."
"Why wear pants ten sizes too large? You couldn't buy a belt to secure your trousers?"
"I am wearing a belt."
Seto walks into the kitchen, turns to Junior, and spazzes out. "Why in hell is my son eating cookies so early in the morning?!?!"
Mokuba hides under the table. Junior grabs the bag of cookies and split. He could've sworn fire shot out of the CEO's mouth. Soon after, Mokuba spots the teen hiding the cookies in his room. "Junior, your dad would like to speak to you," he replies in a monotone voice.
"Is he angry with me?" Junior asks innocently.
"Yes."
"Oh boy."
The green-haired teen walks back into the kitchen and sits down at the table. Seto had a very seroius face. "Junior, explain to me why you were eating cookies. I didn't bring you here just so you could get sick."
"Dad, I don't get sick from eating sweets early in the morning. The coffee keeps it down." Junior grabs his mug and sips the sugary caffeinated beverage.
"Junior, why are you drinking coffee?"
"Because I can. Mom lets me drink coffee."
"Well, I'm not your mother..." The CEO snatches the mug away from his son, "and as long as you're living with me, you're gonna drink milk or juice."
"Hey!" the teen cries out.
"Hay's for horses. I mean it, Junior. No coffee.." Seto snatches the half-eaten cookie from his son, "and no cookies!"
The CEO sets a plate down. Junior gags, "Are you trying to kill me with this garbage?"
"It's a cheese omelet. You either eat that or you'll be eating cereal again," the CEO stated mildly.
Junior pushed the plate aside, "I'm allergic to eggs."
"Why didn't you say anything before?"
"I guess I forgot to mention that."
Downtown, Anjel wore all black with her black leather boots that zip up to her knees. She was dueling a male opponent who claims to be the unstoppable duelist. Anjel didn't buy it. She knew she's the unstoppable duelist in Domino City. With new cards, she still had the upper hand. Like Seto, she uses a virus card. It was a good thing her rare cards have high attack points. The opposing duelist began to sob. "Spare me the sob stories, loser," she spat, "I'm the unstoppable duelist here. If anyone is to claim that title, they should beat me first."
Her opponent's only strong monster is Neo the Magic Swordsman, and now it's gone. Anjel has three monsters on the field: Magician of Black Chaos, Fairy King Truesdale, and Gravillian Prince. "You're a sorry excuse of a duelist," she frowns. "Not only is your deck almost gone, but you also don't have any monsters to protect your life points. I have completed the ritual I need to beat you. I now activate my facedown card: Armored Gitaroo Ritual!"
Her opponent can only watch in horror as the ritual monster is brought forth. As soon as the monster appears wearing a red cape, Anjel reveals her second facedown card: Metalmorph. Now the monster removed the cape after it's equipped. Victory is hers! "Armored G. Prince, attack his life points directly!"
The armored spellcaster aims its weapon to the opponent and uses an energy attack causing a huge explosion from the impact. That was it! The arena clears and Anjel approaches her now shakened opponent, "I am the only duelist to claim the title. No one can beat me!"
She extends a hand, "I believe you have a rare card to give me. Cough it up."
The male duelist reaches for the card and gives it to the beauty. Well, that was a waste of time. The only rare card he had was The Unhappy Maiden. "You have got to be kidding me. This is your rare card?" she scoffs.
"That's all," the male sobbed.
Anjel walks off leaving the duelist in his puddle of tears. Her next stop is the mall. She must pick out something for her honeymoon.
To be continued........
Chapter 16
That evening, Anjel wore a white sequined tubetop short enough to show her new bellybutton piercing, a black and white checkerboard skirt, and shiny black high-heeled boots that reaches to her knees. Her hair is dyed bright red and her eyes are now a lighter shade of blue. She liked it since her only son picked it out. It's a trendy outfit. She arrives at the party completely surprised by people who came. She was a bit surprised to see Yugi and all his friends there. On the long table, there were so many gifts from so many people. She didn't know where to start. So far, she didn't see Seto. Lucky her. The people began to dance to the music played on the stereo system. Anjel sat down and watched the party go on. It's funny she's the only one not dancing.
Later that evening, she began opening the gifts. She accepted them even though half of the things were godawful clothes and ugly shoes. The first start is to accept gifts with no meaning or effort. She did like Joey's gift. For a mutt, he certainly has good taste in clothing. She was a bit shocked to find that Yugi picked a beautiful necklace. It was a relief. She needed another necklace. Junior's gift is a rare card. Anjel figured he'd fight for a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Now she has one in her deck, she'll be unstoppable.
"Y'know, Junior, anonymous never gave me a gift, and it's strange Seto isn't here," she smiles. Then she thought, 'It's about time he figured out that I don't like him.....'
Junior shifts his eyes to the right. The lights in the room went out until it showed only one to reveal a male in a squatting position with an instrument designed to look exactly like a gitaroo. He wore a familiar white trenchcoat which Anjel assumed it had to be the CEO. She sighs in frustration and puts her head down. Indeed, it's Seto in the spotlight to claim his prize. Anjel raises her head growling. Junior crosses his arms waiting for the show to start. Seto stands up and faces the beauty, "Before I start this piece, I just want to say happy birthday to a special woman in my life. I hope you'll take me back, sweetheart."
He begins to play the music. A noticeable tune only Anjel knew; it was the same tune her aunt used to play. From behind, Yugi looms his hands to the sides of her head and used the power of his Millenium Puzzle to free her mind of whatever was causing her to hate the CEO. Anjel didn't move for a bit. Finally, she blinks and found herself face to face with the CEO. Seconds later, the music ends as the CEO finished the last piece. The sound of applauding filled the room. Seto places the instrument on the table, takes the beauty's hand, and kneels before her with a ring in his other hand. For some reason, Anjel wanted Seto to propose. Another part said 'go for it'. Not a single thought of doubt clouded her judgement. For the first time in years, she felt like a woman waiting for her lover to pop the question. Finally, Seto asks her the question, "Anjel Harmony, will you marry me?"
She didn't know what to say. Then, Shadi's voice echoed in her mind, 'It is your destiny to marry Seto Kaiba. What your ancestor couldn't do, you now have a choice without feeling guilty.'
The people waited for the moment of truth. This was it. Anjel stares deeply into Seto's blue eyes and smiles. There was nothing that could keep her from saying no to someone sacrificing their entire life just to be with her. Out of all people, it had to be Seto Kaiba. She had thought for one moment that if she said no, his heart would shatter into a million pieces. He'll have the heartbreak; she'll feel miserable, and people will badger her every waking hour. Anjel finally answers with confidence, "...Yes. And I won't take it back or joke my way out of it."
Applauses filled the room. The moment Seto slips the ring on Anjel's finger, Junior became happier than before. He was so happy, he felt like crying.
At midnight, Anjel slept alone for she couldn't see Seto for three days. She pushed the wedding plans aside and dreamed that she was at her wedding. Everyone at the party was there. Before the priest pronounce them man and wife, he announced, "If there's a reason these two should not be married, speak now or forever hold your peace."
"I say it's a big mistake," a voice boomed through the crowds.
Anjel turns around and sees her deceased uncle standing with his arms crossed. She gasped, "Uncle Max!"
The silver-haired man continues, "This woman is unfaithful to him. She's been sleeping with other men for almost twenty years."
"That's a lie! I haven't slept with anyone for over fifteen years."
"No, but you did sleep with me before you left for Egypt," another voice spoke.
Anjel couldn't keep calm from a voice so annoying. It was Marik from the dead! She stomps her foot down, "Marik."
"Your uncle wanted you to marry me not this truffle in shoes."
Seto backs away from Anjel into the sudden darkness. Everything became black and fire shot up from the ground. She can hear her uncle's voice echoing the word 'traitor'. She ran from the voice to escape. Then, Marik's voice echoed the word 'slut' or 'bitch'. Anjel fell to her knees crying her eyes out. A sudden ray of light penetrated the darkness clearing away the firey scenery and the evil. A caring hand extended to the red-haired beauty. Anjel looks up with tears in her eyes, "Who's there?"
"Anjel, grab my hand and I'll free you from your nightmares," a feminine voice replies in a soft, caring tone.
The beauty sniffles as she extends her hand to the ghostly hand. Standing up, Anjel recognizes the face and smiles, "Aunt Cecilia, it's you!"
"Anjel, I've missed you. My, you've grown so much into a beautiful woman."
"Thank you. Aunt Cecilia, why is it that Uncle Max doesn't want me to be with Seto?"
"It was terrible what he did to you, but I guess he's afraid of you growing up and starting your own life. Then, you stooped to his level and murdered him. Normally, I would be angry with you, but since you now know the wrong thing you've done, you must go to his grave and apologize to him before you marry the man you love. It's the only way to clean the slate."
"Yes, Aunt Cecilia." Anjel didn't want to let go of the spirit. Too many memories only allowed her to stay. "I love you, Aunt Cecilia."
The spirit hugs her, "And I love you too, Anjel."
White lights brightens the scene, and Anjel awakens from her dream. She felt tingly all over and can still feel her aunt's caring touch. She looks at the digital alarm clock. "It's only seven in the morning, and it's Sunday. I have a lot of things to do."
At Kaiba's mansion, Seto awakens from the sound of the alarm clock. Junior kicks the door open and hops on the bed. "Dad, wake up! You promised me you'd take me to the dueling arena."
Seto groans and turns over in his sleep. Junior shakes him violently, "Dad!!"
The CEO tried his hardest not to listen to Junior's whining. He groans again and turns to the teen mumbling, "Junior, go bother Mokuba. I want quiet....trying to sleep."
"Dad..."
"I want sleep, Junior. Now go see if your uncle is awake." Then Seto turns his back to the teen.
Junior sadly walks out of the room. Sure enough, Mokuba was up and about. Junior beams a smile like his mother to his uncle, "Morning! Will you take me to the dueling arena?"
Mokuba blinks, "Junior, it's only seven in the morning. Can't you wait until eight?"
"Okay. What's for breakfast?"
"Uh, I dunno." Mokuba sniffs the air, "I think we're having buttermilk pancakes and eggs with bacon."
Junior frowns dejectedly, "Pancakes give me gas."
"You're not having pancakes, Junior. You're going to eat cold cereal and pop tarts."
"What kind of cereal? And what kind of pop tarts?"
"Life. And the pop tarts are strawberry."
"Ick! What am I, a five-year-old? I'd rather gag on a peach pit."
"Okay, what do you usually eat?"
"I don't usually eat, but I do drink coffee."
"Coffee?? At your age?"
"Why not? Bakura drinks coffee with vodka, and he's a famous rockstar."
"Well, you're not a rockstar, you're not drinking coffee with vodka, and your name is not Bakura."
"I can handle it, Uncle Mokuba. All I have to do is put ten sugar cubes in the coffee."
"Very well. Anything else?"
"You have any cookies?"
"Cookies?!?!"
"Shh!.....Don't let my dad know I eat cookies in the morning."
"Junior, you're gonna get sick."
"Uncle Mokuba, I ate a dead frog when I was nine, I munched on fried crickets. There's nothing that can make me sick."
The green-haired teen went into the kitchen, reaches into the cupboard and found a bag of Chips Ahoy. He tears into the bag and pops a cookie in his mouth. Setting the bag down on the table, he grabs a coffee mug and pours the hot coffee. Sitting down, he looks at Mokuba, "What? This is my breakfast. Don't worry about me. If I puke this morning, it's my fault."
Mokuba will never understand why Junior behaves like a kid. No kid eats cookies for breakfast unless there's nothing decent to eat or perhaps rotten to the core. It's odd Junior never gains weight from eating sweets in the morning. He's just as tall and lean as his father when he was a teenager. Mokuba's curiosity rises at an extraordinary rate. "Junior, how long have you been eating cookies for breakfast?"
Junior pops another cookie in his mouth, "Let's see, my mom had 12 bags of cookies shipped to her in Egypt every week when I was twelve....Uh,...about three years."
"Three years? I'm surprised you aren't fat."
"I can't get fat. I have my mother's high metabolism. She can eat anything and not get fat." Junior puts ten sugar cubes in the brown liquid and sips it.
"Here you are eating cookies and drinking coffee, and I'm the one who gained eight pounds. Lucky you."
"You gained eight pounds because you swallowed so many popsicles you could build the Eiffel Tower with the sticks."
"A hundred popsicles and five of them gave me brain freeze."
"I wasn't like this before. I was plump until I was seven."
"How did you lose so much weight?"
"No meat, no sweets, and cut back on the helpings for six months. But that was me. Now I'm so thin, my pants keep slipping."
"Why wear pants ten sizes too large? You couldn't buy a belt to secure your trousers?"
"I am wearing a belt."
Seto walks into the kitchen, turns to Junior, and spazzes out. "Why in hell is my son eating cookies so early in the morning?!?!"
Mokuba hides under the table. Junior grabs the bag of cookies and split. He could've sworn fire shot out of the CEO's mouth. Soon after, Mokuba spots the teen hiding the cookies in his room. "Junior, your dad would like to speak to you," he replies in a monotone voice.
"Is he angry with me?" Junior asks innocently.
"Yes."
"Oh boy."
The green-haired teen walks back into the kitchen and sits down at the table. Seto had a very seroius face. "Junior, explain to me why you were eating cookies. I didn't bring you here just so you could get sick."
"Dad, I don't get sick from eating sweets early in the morning. The coffee keeps it down." Junior grabs his mug and sips the sugary caffeinated beverage.
"Junior, why are you drinking coffee?"
"Because I can. Mom lets me drink coffee."
"Well, I'm not your mother..." The CEO snatches the mug away from his son, "and as long as you're living with me, you're gonna drink milk or juice."
"Hey!" the teen cries out.
"Hay's for horses. I mean it, Junior. No coffee.." Seto snatches the half-eaten cookie from his son, "and no cookies!"
The CEO sets a plate down. Junior gags, "Are you trying to kill me with this garbage?"
"It's a cheese omelet. You either eat that or you'll be eating cereal again," the CEO stated mildly.
Junior pushed the plate aside, "I'm allergic to eggs."
"Why didn't you say anything before?"
"I guess I forgot to mention that."
Downtown, Anjel wore all black with her black leather boots that zip up to her knees. She was dueling a male opponent who claims to be the unstoppable duelist. Anjel didn't buy it. She knew she's the unstoppable duelist in Domino City. With new cards, she still had the upper hand. Like Seto, she uses a virus card. It was a good thing her rare cards have high attack points. The opposing duelist began to sob. "Spare me the sob stories, loser," she spat, "I'm the unstoppable duelist here. If anyone is to claim that title, they should beat me first."
Her opponent's only strong monster is Neo the Magic Swordsman, and now it's gone. Anjel has three monsters on the field: Magician of Black Chaos, Fairy King Truesdale, and Gravillian Prince. "You're a sorry excuse of a duelist," she frowns. "Not only is your deck almost gone, but you also don't have any monsters to protect your life points. I have completed the ritual I need to beat you. I now activate my facedown card: Armored Gitaroo Ritual!"
Her opponent can only watch in horror as the ritual monster is brought forth. As soon as the monster appears wearing a red cape, Anjel reveals her second facedown card: Metalmorph. Now the monster removed the cape after it's equipped. Victory is hers! "Armored G. Prince, attack his life points directly!"
The armored spellcaster aims its weapon to the opponent and uses an energy attack causing a huge explosion from the impact. That was it! The arena clears and Anjel approaches her now shakened opponent, "I am the only duelist to claim the title. No one can beat me!"
She extends a hand, "I believe you have a rare card to give me. Cough it up."
The male duelist reaches for the card and gives it to the beauty. Well, that was a waste of time. The only rare card he had was The Unhappy Maiden. "You have got to be kidding me. This is your rare card?" she scoffs.
"That's all," the male sobbed.
Anjel walks off leaving the duelist in his puddle of tears. Her next stop is the mall. She must pick out something for her honeymoon.
To be continued........