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Chapter #7: Personality
*~*~*Yugi's POV*~*~*
\ YUGI! \ Yami yelled within our mind link, jolting me out of bed
/ What is it Yami? /
\ Did you feel that? That...that...cry for help? \
/ No. Should I? / I was very confused. Partially because I just awoke and it was just past midnight. / Who sent it to you? /
After a long pause, he responded \ Justi.......\
/ Is Elaya in trouble? / I asked, fully awake.
\ I did not catch the message but it was full of sorrow and plea......I don't know what is wrong! \
I tried to think of a reasonable explanation as to why Elaya or Justi would send a distress signal..........and I only thought of one: Dieen.
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Seto's POV*~*~*
I hear a gentle sobbing sound coming from all sides of me.
"Hello?!" I call out. A tiny whisper is heard. "Please. Not so loud"
I race towards that whisper to find Elaya in a grey trench coat and matching grey pants and top, huddled in cave.
"Elaya?" I ask. Her eyes are puffy and red from all the crying. "What's wrong?"
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
"For what?" I shook my head. "Forget it. How do we get out of here?"
"I'm sorry."
"Stop saying that and tell me!" I run over to her and shake her. She continues to cry. "Stop crying!"
She looks at me and stops. "You don't know what it's like."
"I don't know what it's like to do what?"
"To be in a world where nothing is good." She says. She stands up and walks past me. "I cry for everything, and no matter how many tears I shed, the flowers don't grow." She bends down and plucks a browning flower from the earth. "I hate this world. It is dead. As I am to her...."
"Who are you talking about?" I ask walking over to her. "How do we get out of here?" She continues to walk away.
"Elaya! Stop that!" I try to grab her arm, but she fades away. "Elaya?"
"I hate this world. It is dead. As I am to her.....I must go. And so must you." Elaya disappears from my sight and so does the ground below me. I fall into a black oblivion, and never hit any ground. I begin to freefall when I see another arc. This time, the colour of it is bright pink........and when I went through it, everything was this colour. The grass and the trees were pink and the sun was out without a cloud in the sky.
"Oh! Seto! So glad that you came!!" Said another Elaya, dressed in pink, as she ran to hug me.
"Where are we?" I ask.
"What a silly question!" She giggles and takes my hand. "Ya know what else is a silly word? 'Dingus!' Isn't it funny?!" She began to laugh.
"I don't see what's so funny" I said.
"Don't be such a........such a......dingus!" And that set her off again.
"Enough games Elaya, how do I get out of here?!"
"I dunno.....but I know someone who will!! I'll show ya! Come on!" She began to giggle like mad and pulled me along a pink road surrounded by flowers and grass of the same hue. "Come on ya slowpoke!"
After about five minutes, she brings me to another arc. "She's right out there!" She runs off in the other direction.
"Who are you?"
"I'm me! And not you! Only me!" She runs off singing and picking flowers. Where am I?
I walk through the red arc, and appear in a red world.
*~*~*Yugi's POV*~*~*
"What do you think it means Téa?" I asked as I sipped my coke. I just told her, Joey and Tristan about what Yami heard, hoping that they would make some sense of it.
Of course Joey and Tristan so far weren't much help, so I asked Téa after a long moment of silence.
"I think Elaya's in trouble."
"Really?" Joey asked, troubled.
"Why else would Justi call for help?" Téa reasoned.
"I'm sure that there is a logical and non-threatening explanation for this....." Tristan started.
"And what would that be?" She asked.
"Maybe she was lonely."
"What are the odds that'll happen Tristan?! Justi's got Elaya for companionship!" Joey muttered.
Joey and Tristan continue to fight, like they always do.
/ Yami? If Elaya is in trouble......does that mean that we are too? /
\ So many questions Yugi......not enough answers. Sometimes, I don't want to hear the answers anyways.... \
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Seto's POV*~*~*
Like the other worlds, there is one standard hue. In this one, it's red.
"Elaya? What are you doing? Get out here and get me out!"
"You can't boss ME around you, good for nothing prick!"
I whirl around to see Elaya, dressed in red and black. "What did you say?!"
"You heard me the first time, so fuck off!" Her eyebrows where in a tight frown and her eyes were squinted.
"I'm not going to take this anymore! Show me the way out!!!" I roughly pull her towards me. "And enough of your foul attitude."
"Don't touch me!" She used her elbows and nailed me in the stomach. I stepped back.
"What did you do that for?" I shouted.
"I said, 'Don't touch me'" She turned tail and walked away.
"Get back here!" I cried angrily. I tried to chase her, but it was as if I wasn't moving. My legs were running but my position in the red world was still the same. I stopped after a while.
It wasn't making any sense. First, Elaya was depressed.....then she's all happy-go-lucky....then she's angry........depressed, happy, angry.....what do they have in common?
And then it hits me. These are her different emotions.
And that I'm in her mind.
*~*~*Domino City Airport--Joey's POV*~*~*
"Flight Number 1826; boarding to Italy is accepting passengers now at Gate 32...." The loud intercom boomed over head. I was waiting, patiently for my sister at her port. Tristan, however, wasn't doing so well.
"Tristan! If you don't stop pacing, you'll make a hole in the floor! And I betcha that the people downstairs won't like to have a grown moron like you falling on them!"
"Shut-up Joey! I'm just.....just....a little anxious to see your sister again. That's all."
"A little?" I raised a questionable eyebrow. He glared at me for about the longest time.
"........Flight 2440; arriving in Domino now at Gate 43......." We heard again on the intercom.
"That's her flight, isn't it?" Tristan said, looking up and all excited.
"Yup. Now, we just hafta wait." Many people came in from the doors and finally, Serenity came.
"JOEY! TRISTAN!" She ran up and hugged both of us. "I'm so glad I'm here!"
"So am I---I mean we!" I heard Tristan say.
"Come on sis! Let's go find your luggage, shall we?"
"Sure big brother!" She linked arms with both of us and we all walked down to where the luggage was coming from. Man am I glad that Serenity's here.
Watching other people's luggage get picked up, we wait for Serenity's
"There they are!" She points to three small blue bags piled up beside one another. Tristan grabbed two, and I grabbed the remaining one.
"Need some help there Tristan?" I said, noticing his struggles.
"Shut.........up........Joey" He says between breaths.
"Tristan, let me help you." Serenity said.
"No, it's........okay! Really, I'm fine!" He finally managed to get a better grip on his bags.
"Okay. Joey, do we need to call a taxi?"
"Nope, already called one!" I said
Serenity smiled. I love it when she comes over!
During the taxi ride, Tristan and Serenity were talking like a bunch of love sick puppies and it finally stopped when the taxi came to my apartment. As I got out, I notice Elaya sitting on the porch with a smile on her face.
"Hey Elaya!" Serenity shouted. Elaya's grin grew further as she waved back. Something's up. I'm beginning to think that Yugi or Yami or whoever is on to something.
Her greens eyes flickered red............Dieen.
"Yo, Tristan!" I whisper to my friend who was taking out Serenity's luggage. "Did you see that?"
"See what?"
"Elaya's eyes flicker a reddish colour?"
"Don't play with me Joey! The sun probably just got in your eye." He responded nervously.
"It's cloudy today moron!"
"Dude! Don't get me freaked! I don't want 'Dieen' to be back.....and I don't want any of that Shadow Realm stuff to happen again! Especially last time....." He trailed off.
As I unhooked the last of the luggage from the trunk, I saw Elaya holding out something to Serenity. I think it was her deck. What could she possibly want Serenity to do with her deck?
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Seto's POV*~*~*
I'm inside Elaya's mind. I'm witnessing all her personalities. Her depressed side, her happy side, her angry side.........There are probably millions more!
I search for another arc. I spot a yellow one not too far off. I walk slowly towards it while observing my surroundings. The trees are black with black leaves and the ground is red. I notice a little pond to my left, and it looks as if it is filled with blood.
Dieen.
I bet that she's behind this. It was probably her that sent me here. It was probably her that is possessing Elaya right now. I arrive at the yellow gate, take a deep breath......and walk through.
I see Elaya huddled in a corner with her head darting from left to right shaking. This room is quite small like her 'depressed' room and very small compared to her 'happy' room.
"Elaya?"
"Huh? AH! Don't......Don't s-s-scare me like that!" Her head continued to move frantically. This time, she was dressed in yellow.
"Look. I need to find a way out of here. Do you know of anyone who can help me?" She didn't answer. "Answer me!"
She jumped. "Find the white room. Just find it." She soon assimilates into the background, leaving me alone. From what I know from English class, the colour yellow is related to being a coward, or afraid. No wonder this area is small.
"Just find it!" She says again, but I can't find the place where the voice came from. The room swirls around me, and once again, I'm falling in a weightless void. This time, I see hundreds of different arcs, each its own colour. A purple one, a light blue one, a green one, an aqua one.......I continue to fall as I notice that I found the arc I was looking for.....the white one. I swim towards it, hoping that I'll find the Elaya that can get me out of here.
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Elaya's POV*~*~*
"Let us out!" Mokuba said again, trying to reason with the look-a-like guards that were holding us prisoner.
"It's no use Mokuba, they won't budge."
"But if it's your mind, tell them too!"
"It's not my mind anymore.....remember? Dieen is here.....and she's infected everything." I smirked. "Like a Crush Card"
He darted back to the front of the cell. He grabbed hold of the bars and shook them. "LET US OUT NOW!" He cried forcefully. He began to sob. "I don't wanna be stuck in here forever."
"Please don't cry Mokuba......." I whispered. I didn't want to be stuck in here either. But it was only a matter of time before someone finds Dieen out.......or when she makes a mistake.
*~*
YEAH! Done! So happy! Anyways, hope you all enjoyed that chapter, and I'll have the next one up ASAP.....hopefully.....sigh.....
If you have the time, PLEASE REVIEW!! *~*all comments are appreciated*~*
Chapter #7: Personality
*~*~*Yugi's POV*~*~*
\ YUGI! \ Yami yelled within our mind link, jolting me out of bed
/ What is it Yami? /
\ Did you feel that? That...that...cry for help? \
/ No. Should I? / I was very confused. Partially because I just awoke and it was just past midnight. / Who sent it to you? /
After a long pause, he responded \ Justi.......\
/ Is Elaya in trouble? / I asked, fully awake.
\ I did not catch the message but it was full of sorrow and plea......I don't know what is wrong! \
I tried to think of a reasonable explanation as to why Elaya or Justi would send a distress signal..........and I only thought of one: Dieen.
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Seto's POV*~*~*
I hear a gentle sobbing sound coming from all sides of me.
"Hello?!" I call out. A tiny whisper is heard. "Please. Not so loud"
I race towards that whisper to find Elaya in a grey trench coat and matching grey pants and top, huddled in cave.
"Elaya?" I ask. Her eyes are puffy and red from all the crying. "What's wrong?"
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
"For what?" I shook my head. "Forget it. How do we get out of here?"
"I'm sorry."
"Stop saying that and tell me!" I run over to her and shake her. She continues to cry. "Stop crying!"
She looks at me and stops. "You don't know what it's like."
"I don't know what it's like to do what?"
"To be in a world where nothing is good." She says. She stands up and walks past me. "I cry for everything, and no matter how many tears I shed, the flowers don't grow." She bends down and plucks a browning flower from the earth. "I hate this world. It is dead. As I am to her...."
"Who are you talking about?" I ask walking over to her. "How do we get out of here?" She continues to walk away.
"Elaya! Stop that!" I try to grab her arm, but she fades away. "Elaya?"
"I hate this world. It is dead. As I am to her.....I must go. And so must you." Elaya disappears from my sight and so does the ground below me. I fall into a black oblivion, and never hit any ground. I begin to freefall when I see another arc. This time, the colour of it is bright pink........and when I went through it, everything was this colour. The grass and the trees were pink and the sun was out without a cloud in the sky.
"Oh! Seto! So glad that you came!!" Said another Elaya, dressed in pink, as she ran to hug me.
"Where are we?" I ask.
"What a silly question!" She giggles and takes my hand. "Ya know what else is a silly word? 'Dingus!' Isn't it funny?!" She began to laugh.
"I don't see what's so funny" I said.
"Don't be such a........such a......dingus!" And that set her off again.
"Enough games Elaya, how do I get out of here?!"
"I dunno.....but I know someone who will!! I'll show ya! Come on!" She began to giggle like mad and pulled me along a pink road surrounded by flowers and grass of the same hue. "Come on ya slowpoke!"
After about five minutes, she brings me to another arc. "She's right out there!" She runs off in the other direction.
"Who are you?"
"I'm me! And not you! Only me!" She runs off singing and picking flowers. Where am I?
I walk through the red arc, and appear in a red world.
*~*~*Yugi's POV*~*~*
"What do you think it means Téa?" I asked as I sipped my coke. I just told her, Joey and Tristan about what Yami heard, hoping that they would make some sense of it.
Of course Joey and Tristan so far weren't much help, so I asked Téa after a long moment of silence.
"I think Elaya's in trouble."
"Really?" Joey asked, troubled.
"Why else would Justi call for help?" Téa reasoned.
"I'm sure that there is a logical and non-threatening explanation for this....." Tristan started.
"And what would that be?" She asked.
"Maybe she was lonely."
"What are the odds that'll happen Tristan?! Justi's got Elaya for companionship!" Joey muttered.
Joey and Tristan continue to fight, like they always do.
/ Yami? If Elaya is in trouble......does that mean that we are too? /
\ So many questions Yugi......not enough answers. Sometimes, I don't want to hear the answers anyways.... \
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Seto's POV*~*~*
Like the other worlds, there is one standard hue. In this one, it's red.
"Elaya? What are you doing? Get out here and get me out!"
"You can't boss ME around you, good for nothing prick!"
I whirl around to see Elaya, dressed in red and black. "What did you say?!"
"You heard me the first time, so fuck off!" Her eyebrows where in a tight frown and her eyes were squinted.
"I'm not going to take this anymore! Show me the way out!!!" I roughly pull her towards me. "And enough of your foul attitude."
"Don't touch me!" She used her elbows and nailed me in the stomach. I stepped back.
"What did you do that for?" I shouted.
"I said, 'Don't touch me'" She turned tail and walked away.
"Get back here!" I cried angrily. I tried to chase her, but it was as if I wasn't moving. My legs were running but my position in the red world was still the same. I stopped after a while.
It wasn't making any sense. First, Elaya was depressed.....then she's all happy-go-lucky....then she's angry........depressed, happy, angry.....what do they have in common?
And then it hits me. These are her different emotions.
And that I'm in her mind.
*~*~*Domino City Airport--Joey's POV*~*~*
"Flight Number 1826; boarding to Italy is accepting passengers now at Gate 32...." The loud intercom boomed over head. I was waiting, patiently for my sister at her port. Tristan, however, wasn't doing so well.
"Tristan! If you don't stop pacing, you'll make a hole in the floor! And I betcha that the people downstairs won't like to have a grown moron like you falling on them!"
"Shut-up Joey! I'm just.....just....a little anxious to see your sister again. That's all."
"A little?" I raised a questionable eyebrow. He glared at me for about the longest time.
"........Flight 2440; arriving in Domino now at Gate 43......." We heard again on the intercom.
"That's her flight, isn't it?" Tristan said, looking up and all excited.
"Yup. Now, we just hafta wait." Many people came in from the doors and finally, Serenity came.
"JOEY! TRISTAN!" She ran up and hugged both of us. "I'm so glad I'm here!"
"So am I---I mean we!" I heard Tristan say.
"Come on sis! Let's go find your luggage, shall we?"
"Sure big brother!" She linked arms with both of us and we all walked down to where the luggage was coming from. Man am I glad that Serenity's here.
Watching other people's luggage get picked up, we wait for Serenity's
"There they are!" She points to three small blue bags piled up beside one another. Tristan grabbed two, and I grabbed the remaining one.
"Need some help there Tristan?" I said, noticing his struggles.
"Shut.........up........Joey" He says between breaths.
"Tristan, let me help you." Serenity said.
"No, it's........okay! Really, I'm fine!" He finally managed to get a better grip on his bags.
"Okay. Joey, do we need to call a taxi?"
"Nope, already called one!" I said
Serenity smiled. I love it when she comes over!
During the taxi ride, Tristan and Serenity were talking like a bunch of love sick puppies and it finally stopped when the taxi came to my apartment. As I got out, I notice Elaya sitting on the porch with a smile on her face.
"Hey Elaya!" Serenity shouted. Elaya's grin grew further as she waved back. Something's up. I'm beginning to think that Yugi or Yami or whoever is on to something.
Her greens eyes flickered red............Dieen.
"Yo, Tristan!" I whisper to my friend who was taking out Serenity's luggage. "Did you see that?"
"See what?"
"Elaya's eyes flicker a reddish colour?"
"Don't play with me Joey! The sun probably just got in your eye." He responded nervously.
"It's cloudy today moron!"
"Dude! Don't get me freaked! I don't want 'Dieen' to be back.....and I don't want any of that Shadow Realm stuff to happen again! Especially last time....." He trailed off.
As I unhooked the last of the luggage from the trunk, I saw Elaya holding out something to Serenity. I think it was her deck. What could she possibly want Serenity to do with her deck?
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Seto's POV*~*~*
I'm inside Elaya's mind. I'm witnessing all her personalities. Her depressed side, her happy side, her angry side.........There are probably millions more!
I search for another arc. I spot a yellow one not too far off. I walk slowly towards it while observing my surroundings. The trees are black with black leaves and the ground is red. I notice a little pond to my left, and it looks as if it is filled with blood.
Dieen.
I bet that she's behind this. It was probably her that sent me here. It was probably her that is possessing Elaya right now. I arrive at the yellow gate, take a deep breath......and walk through.
I see Elaya huddled in a corner with her head darting from left to right shaking. This room is quite small like her 'depressed' room and very small compared to her 'happy' room.
"Elaya?"
"Huh? AH! Don't......Don't s-s-scare me like that!" Her head continued to move frantically. This time, she was dressed in yellow.
"Look. I need to find a way out of here. Do you know of anyone who can help me?" She didn't answer. "Answer me!"
She jumped. "Find the white room. Just find it." She soon assimilates into the background, leaving me alone. From what I know from English class, the colour yellow is related to being a coward, or afraid. No wonder this area is small.
"Just find it!" She says again, but I can't find the place where the voice came from. The room swirls around me, and once again, I'm falling in a weightless void. This time, I see hundreds of different arcs, each its own colour. A purple one, a light blue one, a green one, an aqua one.......I continue to fall as I notice that I found the arc I was looking for.....the white one. I swim towards it, hoping that I'll find the Elaya that can get me out of here.
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Elaya's POV*~*~*
"Let us out!" Mokuba said again, trying to reason with the look-a-like guards that were holding us prisoner.
"It's no use Mokuba, they won't budge."
"But if it's your mind, tell them too!"
"It's not my mind anymore.....remember? Dieen is here.....and she's infected everything." I smirked. "Like a Crush Card"
He darted back to the front of the cell. He grabbed hold of the bars and shook them. "LET US OUT NOW!" He cried forcefully. He began to sob. "I don't wanna be stuck in here forever."
"Please don't cry Mokuba......." I whispered. I didn't want to be stuck in here either. But it was only a matter of time before someone finds Dieen out.......or when she makes a mistake.
*~*
YEAH! Done! So happy! Anyways, hope you all enjoyed that chapter, and I'll have the next one up ASAP.....hopefully.....sigh.....
