Invisible Touch
Chapter 18
At the arena, Seto waited for his bride to show. A few watchers from outside waits for the screen to show the duel. Anjel finally arrives with only a few seconds remaining. She hides behind the magician all the way there.
"Anjel, I don't think this is the time to be dueling the groom. Isn't there a way to do this?" the magician tries to talk her into another way.
She responds not listening to Dark, "Listen, all you have to do is stay in front of me and there won't be a problem. Besides, you've memorized my deck."
"Did you have to take one of Seto's cards with you?"
"Shh! What he doesn't know won't hurt him. Besides, I don't have Virus Cannon. I figured I should borrow it and put it back in his deck when he's not looking. There's no harm done afterwards."
"All right, but I don't think it's right to just take his cards without permission."
"Let's go, Dark. Seto hates waiting."
The two enter the arena calmly. As the duelists take their place, the viewers outside watches them on the monitor. "Finally, we get to see some action," one blurted.
This is certainly a duel very rare to see: Seto Kaiba Vs Anjel Harmony. Two billionaires dueling for a purpose. Dark draws the first card; Anjel speaks, "I place one card facedown and summon Celtic Guardian in defense mode."
Seto draws. "I summon Lord of Dragons and add the magic card Flute of Summoning Dragon to summon two Blue-Eyes White Dragons."
Dark looks down and to the side, "Now what, Anjel. He's gonna destroy your monster."
Anjel now made a suggestion, "I activate the facedown card: Prohibition. You are not to summon Blue-Eyes White Dragons!" She glances at the hand Dark has and whispers in his ear. Dark blinks and draws, "Should I do it now?"
"Yes," Anjel nods. "I sacrifice Celtic Guardian and place Gitaroo Warrior in defense."
Now Seto is in trouble. He can't use any of his magic or trap cards. So, he places a monster in attack mode. Dark turns to Anjel again, "He can't draw any magic or trap cards. Now what?"
Anjel looks at the hand, "Use that card."
Dark draws and Anjel speaks, "I now activate Virus Cannon."
WHAM! The CEO now has a deck with only six trap cards. Dark places two cards facedown and summons Happy Lover in defense. Seto smirks, "You just made your first mistake." He attacked the fairy.....and something else happened. Something he didn't expect from a weak monster. His monster is also destroyed as well as his deck of strong cards. He activated a Crush Card the magician placed on the field.
"Now what, Anjel? He only has a deck of eight cards," Dark informed the red-haired beauty.
Anjel points to the card, "Use that one now."
The magician places the card and activated it. Every monster and cards facedown are to be removed from the field and to abandon their hand to the Graveyard. 'Oh crap,' the CEO thought, 'if I don't do something soon, I'll be humiliated!'
The magician summons Shining Abyss in attack mode after drawing five cards. Seto draws five cards to his hand. A ray of hope shined brightly as he sees three cards to win this duel. He places one card facedown and summons Moon Envoy adding the magic card Riryoku to strenghten the warrior with half of Anjel's life points. Dark turns to Anjel, "Uh-oh! He just used half of your life points to strenghten Moon Envoy. What will you do now?"
She panicked and had no other choice but to attack the facedown card. So, her monster was destroyed by a trap card Seto placed on the field. The CEO now used this opportunity to attack the beauty and claim her heart, "Moon Envoy, attack her life points directly!"
The warrior attacks, and that was the end of the duel for the beauty as well as the magician. Anjel fell to her knees and cried. Dark places a hand on her shoulder comforting her. "I'm ruined," Anjel bawled. "I'll never be able to face him again!"
Much as Seto wanted to talk to her, he couldn't do that and break a promise. So he left the arena sadly. He kept thinking of one thing over and over again, 'What have I done?'
Later that day, Anjel cloistered in her room crying. She didn't bother to answer the phone for she kept thinking Seto keeps calling. So, she either lets the phone ring or let one of her androids answer it.
Meanwhile, Junior finished tuning up Dale. Now the android is suitable for a heavy metal band. Dale went from being sissy to gothic in five hours.
"Whew! It's complete." Junior wipes the sweat from his brow. For a fifteen-year-old, he can assemble a hard drive in half an hour, but to his disappointment, he has to go to school tomorrow. "Ick! I can't believe I have to go to school tomorrow. I'll end up a loser like my pussy of a father. The thought of it makes me physically ill."
"What a drag," Dale replies in monotone. "It's a good thing I'm an android."
"Oh shut the fuck up."
"Make me, you pussy."
"I'm not a pussy. I don't chase after women just so I can produce."
"Are you saying you're gay?"
"Yes."
"My mistake. You're not a pussy; you're a first-class fruitcake."
"That's right. And I'm not ashamed of myself."
"Okay, but your mom is going to find out eventually. If she doesn't, your dad will."
"I don't give a damn."
Annabelle enters the lab, "Junior, there's a phone call for you. It's your father."
Junior left the lab and into the livingroom. He sits down and picks up the receiver, "Dad? What do you want?"
"Don't you take that tone with me, young man," the CEO replies in a mild tone. "Where's your mother?"
"I don't know. Why?"
"She's not talking to me, Junior. She won't return my calls, and I have to know where she is so I can explain."
"How in hell should I know? You dueled her last."
"Junior, you better stop it. You don't talk like that to your father."
"Bite me, you damn prick!"
"Junior!!"
"That's my name. Don't wear it out. I don't have to stop. You're not married to my mother. As long as she's free, I can cuss my brains out."
"Junior, you're really asking for it. You just wait until I'm married to your mother; I'll whip your little tight behind to next year."
"Ooh, I'm so scared. The motherfucker is gonna spank me with leather. You can take that belt and cram it up your ass, you pussy." Junior hangs up the phone.
Anjel came into the livingroom in her nightgown, "Junior, who was that?"
"No one except Dad," Junior snorts.
"Oh....."
"Mom, you look terrible. What happened?"
"I lost a duel to your father. Now my reputation is at stake."
"Does this mean the wedding is off for now?"
"I'm afraid so, Junior. I don't think I'll ever face that man again. It's a good thing I didn't plan the wedding. Have you finished tuning Dale up?"
"Yes Mom. He's ready to go."
"When Bakura comes by, ask for the check first before you give him Dale."
"Okay."
Anjel drags her feet as she is leaving the room. Before she is gone, she noted Junior one thing, "Your curfew is now at ten every night. You start school tomorrow."
"Whoopee," the teen says with lack of enthusiasm.
"I know you don't want to go, but I went to school and dropped out when I began my career. So when you're ready to drop out, just let me know two years from now."
"C'mon, Mom, I'm smart enough not to be in school. I'll be bored to tears if I stay there in that rat trap."
"You can still make new friends."
"How is it that you met with Dad?"
"I met that lump at Duelist Kingdom. I went to a private school for girls."
Junior laughs, "You called Dad a lump."
"And he'll be a lump for the rest of his life," she stated and left the room.
Dark walks in the livingroom with a cookie in his mouth. Junior jokes, "Hey, Cookie Monster, are you gonna save me some?"
The magician glares at the teen and sits on the sofa. He replies a comeback sentence; however, his mouth is full at the moment.
"Sorry, dude, I only speak english. I don't understand stupidity."
Dark rolls his eyes and tosses the teen a bag of candy. Junior catches the bag finding out it had his favorite candies in one bag, "Oh boy! Just ten pounds of nothing but chocolate and peanut butter. So much to rot my teeth to the core. Not that it can."
"Hey now, Junior, save some for me. Maybe there are others who want to eat that." The magician finishes the cookie, "You think you own everything here."
"Why? You already look as if you're about five months pregnant."
"Leave me alone. I've been eating alot."
"That comes to no surprise. Chaos could tell you're getting fat from a distance."
"Please, Junior, no jokes."
"Oh come on. Now tell me why you're eating so much? You eat any more than what you're eating, you'll be an overstuffed pinata."
"I'm depressed. I can't help it."
"About what?"
"Ever since your mother lost to Kaiba, she kept crying. In fact, she kept saying how she despises him over and over again. She took one look at me and told me to go to hell."
Junior snatches the sweets away from the magician, "Stop it, Dark. The reason she said that is to be left alone. Believe me, she doesn't mean it."
Dark sighs, "Maybe you're right." His stomach churned, "Uh-oh! I'm about to lose it." He dashed upstairs and into the bathroom. Junior heard the toilet flush, "Okay, that is sick enough to lose my craving."
Chaos passes by the teen with a stick. Junior asks curiously, "Chaos, what are you doing with the stick?"
"I'm gonna break open the pinata who calls himself Dark. If this is a party, I wanna try to get a shot of that candy." The dark mage continues into the other room waving the stick. Junior shook his head. A minute later, he heard Dark say 'ow' and footsteps. The magician ran into the livingroom and hides behind the sofa. Chaos swings the stick down and hits Dark on the head. "OW!" the magician cries out.
"Come back here, you overstuffed pinata!" Chaos cackles, "I just want the candy."
"Damn it, you crazy motherfucker, I'm not a pinata! What in hell is wrong with you?"
Junior noticed a bit of white powder around the dark mage's nose. He remembers and grabs Dark's arm pulling him away from the demented mage, "Dark, c'mon, you can't stay here. Chaos is high on coke!"
The teen drags the magician all the way to his room. As Junior is locking the door, Dark asks, "Junior, what's coke?"
"Coke is short for cocaine. It screws up your head and can kill you," the teen explains.
"How do you get this...cocaine?"
"From other people who sells it illegally. In other words, you get it from losers in dark alleys or in run-down buildings."
"Then why do you smoke?"
"Dark, you're missing the point."
"What point?"
"What Chaos is doing is bad. The cocaine is messing him up. As of now, his memory chips are malfunctioning. If I don't clear the problem up, he'll be having untimely memory lapses. One minute he's fine, the next he's thinking he's in Egypt."
"Oh....You sure have alot of posters in your room. It's not very common for a boy to have posters of men instead of women." The magician turns to Junior, "What are you, a faggot?"
Junior looks at Dark oddly. The magician blinks, "Junior, you of all people? You're just as fruity as me."
"Yup," Junior nods, "and I could careless if anyone told my mom."
"Who else knows?"
"Dale, and he's leaving soon."
"I just have one question. How are you gonna go downstairs if Chaos is out there acting like a wildcat?"
"With this!"
The green-haired teen pulls out a silver whistle. Dark frowns, "Junior, that's a dog whistle. What good will that do when we don't have a dog?"
Junior calmly explains, "This isn't a dog whistle. It's a whistle for androids. This is my newest invention. This is to control the malfunctioned android for a span of three hours. Watch."
The teen blows the whistle. Chaos enters the room acting normal.
"Wow!" the magician is left speechless.
"And the best part is this whistle doesn't affect the others functioning normally," the teen continues. "I figured out what my mom did wrong years ago. What she couldn't do back then, I can do in a matter of days."
"Now what happens to Chaos?"
"I cut off his power." The teen flips the switch and the dark mage is no longer in progress, "I'll clear out the white powder he inhaled later."
The doorbell rings. Junior runs downstairs and answers the door. Behind the door was Bakura. Junior turns to the side, shudders for a second and turns to the white-haired rockstar, "Yes, may I help you?"
"As a matter of fact, yes there is. I came to get the android Miss Harmony promised to give me," Bakura answers.
"Would you like to come in for a minute?"
"Sure."
The green-haired teen steps aside and lets the rockstar inside. He suspected something odd when Bakura grinned at him. Junior tries his hardest to keep his cool as he is closing the door. "Do you live here?" Bakura asks.
"Yes, I live here with my mom," Junior nodded.
"You're Miss Harmony's son?"
"Yes. You didn't know she has a son?"
"No, I didn't. I assumed she married the man-eating piranha known as Kaiba."
"Nope, she called off the wedding for now. As for me, I'm not into dating."
"I thought you were chasing after women."
"No, not this one. I have no interest in women."
"You're gay?"
"Yes."
"You're a good-looking one. Very gothic....."
Junior had this tight feeling in his groin even though his pants were baggy. Was he falling for the white-haired rockstar/tomb robber? Or is this just a trick?
To be continued...........
Chapter 18
At the arena, Seto waited for his bride to show. A few watchers from outside waits for the screen to show the duel. Anjel finally arrives with only a few seconds remaining. She hides behind the magician all the way there.
"Anjel, I don't think this is the time to be dueling the groom. Isn't there a way to do this?" the magician tries to talk her into another way.
She responds not listening to Dark, "Listen, all you have to do is stay in front of me and there won't be a problem. Besides, you've memorized my deck."
"Did you have to take one of Seto's cards with you?"
"Shh! What he doesn't know won't hurt him. Besides, I don't have Virus Cannon. I figured I should borrow it and put it back in his deck when he's not looking. There's no harm done afterwards."
"All right, but I don't think it's right to just take his cards without permission."
"Let's go, Dark. Seto hates waiting."
The two enter the arena calmly. As the duelists take their place, the viewers outside watches them on the monitor. "Finally, we get to see some action," one blurted.
This is certainly a duel very rare to see: Seto Kaiba Vs Anjel Harmony. Two billionaires dueling for a purpose. Dark draws the first card; Anjel speaks, "I place one card facedown and summon Celtic Guardian in defense mode."
Seto draws. "I summon Lord of Dragons and add the magic card Flute of Summoning Dragon to summon two Blue-Eyes White Dragons."
Dark looks down and to the side, "Now what, Anjel. He's gonna destroy your monster."
Anjel now made a suggestion, "I activate the facedown card: Prohibition. You are not to summon Blue-Eyes White Dragons!" She glances at the hand Dark has and whispers in his ear. Dark blinks and draws, "Should I do it now?"
"Yes," Anjel nods. "I sacrifice Celtic Guardian and place Gitaroo Warrior in defense."
Now Seto is in trouble. He can't use any of his magic or trap cards. So, he places a monster in attack mode. Dark turns to Anjel again, "He can't draw any magic or trap cards. Now what?"
Anjel looks at the hand, "Use that card."
Dark draws and Anjel speaks, "I now activate Virus Cannon."
WHAM! The CEO now has a deck with only six trap cards. Dark places two cards facedown and summons Happy Lover in defense. Seto smirks, "You just made your first mistake." He attacked the fairy.....and something else happened. Something he didn't expect from a weak monster. His monster is also destroyed as well as his deck of strong cards. He activated a Crush Card the magician placed on the field.
"Now what, Anjel? He only has a deck of eight cards," Dark informed the red-haired beauty.
Anjel points to the card, "Use that one now."
The magician places the card and activated it. Every monster and cards facedown are to be removed from the field and to abandon their hand to the Graveyard. 'Oh crap,' the CEO thought, 'if I don't do something soon, I'll be humiliated!'
The magician summons Shining Abyss in attack mode after drawing five cards. Seto draws five cards to his hand. A ray of hope shined brightly as he sees three cards to win this duel. He places one card facedown and summons Moon Envoy adding the magic card Riryoku to strenghten the warrior with half of Anjel's life points. Dark turns to Anjel, "Uh-oh! He just used half of your life points to strenghten Moon Envoy. What will you do now?"
She panicked and had no other choice but to attack the facedown card. So, her monster was destroyed by a trap card Seto placed on the field. The CEO now used this opportunity to attack the beauty and claim her heart, "Moon Envoy, attack her life points directly!"
The warrior attacks, and that was the end of the duel for the beauty as well as the magician. Anjel fell to her knees and cried. Dark places a hand on her shoulder comforting her. "I'm ruined," Anjel bawled. "I'll never be able to face him again!"
Much as Seto wanted to talk to her, he couldn't do that and break a promise. So he left the arena sadly. He kept thinking of one thing over and over again, 'What have I done?'
Later that day, Anjel cloistered in her room crying. She didn't bother to answer the phone for she kept thinking Seto keeps calling. So, she either lets the phone ring or let one of her androids answer it.
Meanwhile, Junior finished tuning up Dale. Now the android is suitable for a heavy metal band. Dale went from being sissy to gothic in five hours.
"Whew! It's complete." Junior wipes the sweat from his brow. For a fifteen-year-old, he can assemble a hard drive in half an hour, but to his disappointment, he has to go to school tomorrow. "Ick! I can't believe I have to go to school tomorrow. I'll end up a loser like my pussy of a father. The thought of it makes me physically ill."
"What a drag," Dale replies in monotone. "It's a good thing I'm an android."
"Oh shut the fuck up."
"Make me, you pussy."
"I'm not a pussy. I don't chase after women just so I can produce."
"Are you saying you're gay?"
"Yes."
"My mistake. You're not a pussy; you're a first-class fruitcake."
"That's right. And I'm not ashamed of myself."
"Okay, but your mom is going to find out eventually. If she doesn't, your dad will."
"I don't give a damn."
Annabelle enters the lab, "Junior, there's a phone call for you. It's your father."
Junior left the lab and into the livingroom. He sits down and picks up the receiver, "Dad? What do you want?"
"Don't you take that tone with me, young man," the CEO replies in a mild tone. "Where's your mother?"
"I don't know. Why?"
"She's not talking to me, Junior. She won't return my calls, and I have to know where she is so I can explain."
"How in hell should I know? You dueled her last."
"Junior, you better stop it. You don't talk like that to your father."
"Bite me, you damn prick!"
"Junior!!"
"That's my name. Don't wear it out. I don't have to stop. You're not married to my mother. As long as she's free, I can cuss my brains out."
"Junior, you're really asking for it. You just wait until I'm married to your mother; I'll whip your little tight behind to next year."
"Ooh, I'm so scared. The motherfucker is gonna spank me with leather. You can take that belt and cram it up your ass, you pussy." Junior hangs up the phone.
Anjel came into the livingroom in her nightgown, "Junior, who was that?"
"No one except Dad," Junior snorts.
"Oh....."
"Mom, you look terrible. What happened?"
"I lost a duel to your father. Now my reputation is at stake."
"Does this mean the wedding is off for now?"
"I'm afraid so, Junior. I don't think I'll ever face that man again. It's a good thing I didn't plan the wedding. Have you finished tuning Dale up?"
"Yes Mom. He's ready to go."
"When Bakura comes by, ask for the check first before you give him Dale."
"Okay."
Anjel drags her feet as she is leaving the room. Before she is gone, she noted Junior one thing, "Your curfew is now at ten every night. You start school tomorrow."
"Whoopee," the teen says with lack of enthusiasm.
"I know you don't want to go, but I went to school and dropped out when I began my career. So when you're ready to drop out, just let me know two years from now."
"C'mon, Mom, I'm smart enough not to be in school. I'll be bored to tears if I stay there in that rat trap."
"You can still make new friends."
"How is it that you met with Dad?"
"I met that lump at Duelist Kingdom. I went to a private school for girls."
Junior laughs, "You called Dad a lump."
"And he'll be a lump for the rest of his life," she stated and left the room.
Dark walks in the livingroom with a cookie in his mouth. Junior jokes, "Hey, Cookie Monster, are you gonna save me some?"
The magician glares at the teen and sits on the sofa. He replies a comeback sentence; however, his mouth is full at the moment.
"Sorry, dude, I only speak english. I don't understand stupidity."
Dark rolls his eyes and tosses the teen a bag of candy. Junior catches the bag finding out it had his favorite candies in one bag, "Oh boy! Just ten pounds of nothing but chocolate and peanut butter. So much to rot my teeth to the core. Not that it can."
"Hey now, Junior, save some for me. Maybe there are others who want to eat that." The magician finishes the cookie, "You think you own everything here."
"Why? You already look as if you're about five months pregnant."
"Leave me alone. I've been eating alot."
"That comes to no surprise. Chaos could tell you're getting fat from a distance."
"Please, Junior, no jokes."
"Oh come on. Now tell me why you're eating so much? You eat any more than what you're eating, you'll be an overstuffed pinata."
"I'm depressed. I can't help it."
"About what?"
"Ever since your mother lost to Kaiba, she kept crying. In fact, she kept saying how she despises him over and over again. She took one look at me and told me to go to hell."
Junior snatches the sweets away from the magician, "Stop it, Dark. The reason she said that is to be left alone. Believe me, she doesn't mean it."
Dark sighs, "Maybe you're right." His stomach churned, "Uh-oh! I'm about to lose it." He dashed upstairs and into the bathroom. Junior heard the toilet flush, "Okay, that is sick enough to lose my craving."
Chaos passes by the teen with a stick. Junior asks curiously, "Chaos, what are you doing with the stick?"
"I'm gonna break open the pinata who calls himself Dark. If this is a party, I wanna try to get a shot of that candy." The dark mage continues into the other room waving the stick. Junior shook his head. A minute later, he heard Dark say 'ow' and footsteps. The magician ran into the livingroom and hides behind the sofa. Chaos swings the stick down and hits Dark on the head. "OW!" the magician cries out.
"Come back here, you overstuffed pinata!" Chaos cackles, "I just want the candy."
"Damn it, you crazy motherfucker, I'm not a pinata! What in hell is wrong with you?"
Junior noticed a bit of white powder around the dark mage's nose. He remembers and grabs Dark's arm pulling him away from the demented mage, "Dark, c'mon, you can't stay here. Chaos is high on coke!"
The teen drags the magician all the way to his room. As Junior is locking the door, Dark asks, "Junior, what's coke?"
"Coke is short for cocaine. It screws up your head and can kill you," the teen explains.
"How do you get this...cocaine?"
"From other people who sells it illegally. In other words, you get it from losers in dark alleys or in run-down buildings."
"Then why do you smoke?"
"Dark, you're missing the point."
"What point?"
"What Chaos is doing is bad. The cocaine is messing him up. As of now, his memory chips are malfunctioning. If I don't clear the problem up, he'll be having untimely memory lapses. One minute he's fine, the next he's thinking he's in Egypt."
"Oh....You sure have alot of posters in your room. It's not very common for a boy to have posters of men instead of women." The magician turns to Junior, "What are you, a faggot?"
Junior looks at Dark oddly. The magician blinks, "Junior, you of all people? You're just as fruity as me."
"Yup," Junior nods, "and I could careless if anyone told my mom."
"Who else knows?"
"Dale, and he's leaving soon."
"I just have one question. How are you gonna go downstairs if Chaos is out there acting like a wildcat?"
"With this!"
The green-haired teen pulls out a silver whistle. Dark frowns, "Junior, that's a dog whistle. What good will that do when we don't have a dog?"
Junior calmly explains, "This isn't a dog whistle. It's a whistle for androids. This is my newest invention. This is to control the malfunctioned android for a span of three hours. Watch."
The teen blows the whistle. Chaos enters the room acting normal.
"Wow!" the magician is left speechless.
"And the best part is this whistle doesn't affect the others functioning normally," the teen continues. "I figured out what my mom did wrong years ago. What she couldn't do back then, I can do in a matter of days."
"Now what happens to Chaos?"
"I cut off his power." The teen flips the switch and the dark mage is no longer in progress, "I'll clear out the white powder he inhaled later."
The doorbell rings. Junior runs downstairs and answers the door. Behind the door was Bakura. Junior turns to the side, shudders for a second and turns to the white-haired rockstar, "Yes, may I help you?"
"As a matter of fact, yes there is. I came to get the android Miss Harmony promised to give me," Bakura answers.
"Would you like to come in for a minute?"
"Sure."
The green-haired teen steps aside and lets the rockstar inside. He suspected something odd when Bakura grinned at him. Junior tries his hardest to keep his cool as he is closing the door. "Do you live here?" Bakura asks.
"Yes, I live here with my mom," Junior nodded.
"You're Miss Harmony's son?"
"Yes. You didn't know she has a son?"
"No, I didn't. I assumed she married the man-eating piranha known as Kaiba."
"Nope, she called off the wedding for now. As for me, I'm not into dating."
"I thought you were chasing after women."
"No, not this one. I have no interest in women."
"You're gay?"
"Yes."
"You're a good-looking one. Very gothic....."
Junior had this tight feeling in his groin even though his pants were baggy. Was he falling for the white-haired rockstar/tomb robber? Or is this just a trick?
To be continued...........