Chapter 6 - Love or Revenge
[I'm making this chapter longer because of my lack of updates...Enjoy!]
The caution level was at an all time high as Chikara remained in the kitchen in silence. She tapped the blade of the knife on the wall and seemed to be waiting for something. Kaiba sat at the kitchen counter on a stool, watching her carefully.
'How can this be happening...I mean, the spring break was easier to deal with,' thought Kaiba to himself as he lowered his gaze to the counter top. 'Now she wants to kill these people...I'm not surprised at all, but this is too much. Is the Chikara that I know gone for good?'
He ran his fingers through his hair and looked back at Chikara once more. 'Does she remember any of us...or has the loss of her parents scarred her mind too much for her to bear. That spirit that is there is not really helping either...maybe I should put Chikara in a safer place...until this can be dealt with.'
Kaiba snapped up from his thoughts and noticed that Chikara was standing up and looking out of one of the kitchen windows. There was a police car rolling up the drive with two police officers.
"Oh no..." He heard himself say.
He walked over to Chikara and gently tried to grab the handle of the knife. "Chikara, give me the knife. They can't see you with that or you are in more trouble than this is worth."
Chikara turned and looked Kaiba in the eyes. She studied his face some, and then let go of the knife. Kaiba took no time for surprise and stuffed the knife back into its proper drawer. By the time he walked out of the kitchen, Mokuba had already opened the front door. One of the officers looked up at Kaiba and spoke to him.
"Good Evening, Mister Kaiba." He said as he took off his hat. "I hope you don't mind, but we are here to ask about the disappearance of Chikara Katana."
Kaiba had his hands clasped behind his back and tightened his grip some.
"She disappeared from the Domino District Hospital a few days ago, as you are already aware." Continued the officer. "Do you mind if we come inside?"
Kaiba's heart started beating faster and his palms became sweaty. "Yes, come in."
The two officers greeted Mokuba and walked into the foyer of the mansion, with their hats in their hands. As if things could not get any worse, Chikara walked to the doorway of the kitchen and looked at the officers. "...." She watched them with some of her bangs in her face, shadowing her face enough so they could not see her eyes completely.
Kaiba started to get very nervous then sighed mentally. "I found her a couple of hours ago. She came into my house in a very bad condition. I was going to take her back to the hospital but..."
"But what, Mister Kaiba," said one of the officers as he eyed him.
"...she is very upset about her parents. They were all she had left, sir." Said Kaiba from quick thinking, not wanting to tell the truth. "She is more than devastated. She won't even speak."
The officers seemed to understand and Kaiba relaxed.
"Well, for the time being, we can offer to bring Miss Katana to one of the correctional facilities. Until her mind has settled down from the loss and when the escapee is found." Said the other officer as he crossed his arms.
Malik was eavesdropping from the living room then stepped out into the foyer. "You can't do that to her! You can't lock her up!"
The officers looked at Malik. "Are you her brother, sir?"
"No, I am a very good friend of hers." Answered Malik rather hot-headedly. "But you cannot lock her up in some mental facility. That won't help her at all!"
"Sir, since there are no living relatives to make that decision, we will take her there until things are sorted out." Said one of the officers sharply.
Malik clenched his fists and tried not to let himself say something that he would regret. 'Those fools don't understand! By Ra, they are going to make it worse than it already is! It is only a matter of time until Chikara finds that last killer!'
He felt a hand on his shoulder and he looked beside him to see Isis.
"Do not say anything, Malik." She whispered to him, keeping her eyes on the officers who went back to talking with Kaiba. "I know they are making the wrong choice. Something terrible is going to happen because of it."
The officers turned towards Chikara. "Alright, miss. You are going to have to come with us."
Chikara remained silent and growled quietly to herself. The officer repeated himself and started walking towards her.
"Please be careful what you do, officers. Chikara doesn't really trust anyone now. Not any of us." Warned Kaiba as he eyed Chikara worriedly. 'Please, Chikara. Do not attack them. Otherwise, you'll be locked up for good.'
Chikara stayed silent and eyed the police officer as he stopped within five feet of her. She cooperated with them and followed them to the front door, looking back at Kaiba through some strands of her hair. For a split second, it felt like all the blood in his body froze to a stop. Chikara narrowed her eyes slightly at Kaiba then walked out of the front door. Mokuba closed the door as soon as the three left and looked up at his big brother worriedly.
"Seto," he asked. "Is Chikara gonna be alright?"
Kaiba looked down at Mokuba, not really knowing how to explain it. "She just has to be by herself for a while...then she'll be okay, Mokuba..."
Kaiba walked into the living room, with his brother not far behind and he started to explain what exactly was going to happen from that point on. After he was done explaining, it was almost the middle of the night and everyone was exhausted. Surprisingly to everyone else, Kaiba allowed them to sleep in his mansion for the night. Joey found that most amusing because of the kitchen and that the all powerful CEO student was letting him sleep in his own house. Around one o'clock, everyone had settled in.........almost everyone. Kaiba stayed in his room, typing at his laptop idly to keep himself busy, in the dark.
Visions of the car crash flashed in his mind as he tried to continue his work. Kaiba cringed a bit as all the sounds of the crash rung clear as a bell in his head. The bending and grinding of the metal and the sound of bones snapping almost sounded too real for him to take. Kaiba stopped typing, propped his elbows on the desk quickly and rested his forehead in his hands. He saved his work and switched the computer off.
"I need some sleep..." he muttered to himself as he stood up and rubbed the back of his neck.
He trudged over to his bed and flopped on it lazily, not bothering to sleep under the covers. Kaiba looked at the bright red numbers on the alarm clock and scowled.
'I have to get rid of that...at least it is better than the irritating ticking noise of my old alarm clock..' he thought to himself mentally as he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
The next thing Kaiba knew was the annoying beeping noise of his alarm clock and a ringing of a phone. He groaned and opened his eyes slowly, seeing that it was almost noon.
"I don't believe this..." groaned Kaiba as he slammed his fist on the sleep button. "Why do they call it a sleep button when you have to get up to push it........."
He sat up and picked up the phone, bringing it to his ear. "Kaiba residence...Seto Kaiba speaking..."
"Mister Kaiba," said a professional-like voice with much seriousness. "I am calling you about Miss Chikara Katana."
Kaiba stood up quickly and looked towards the phone. "Yes? What about her?"
"Well," started the voice with an irritated sigh. "She refuses to eat or drink anything. She will not let herself sleep at all and she will not come out of her room. If we try to approach her, she will get angered and she is quite strong indeed. I was wondering if you could come over here and try to coax her to at least drink something. She is basically killing herself and we cannot get near her."
Kaiba tightened his grasp on the phone until his knuckles turned white. "I will get there as soon as I can...if you could please give me the address, I would be very grateful..."
"Oh, of course." Answered the voice, as he gave the address for Kaiba to write down.
Kaiba hung up the phone and walked out of his room, hearing the noises of all the other guests. He walked downstairs and into the kitchen, seeing half of the people there. Mokuba looked at his brother and ran over to him, giving him a big hug.
"You're awake!" said Mokuba rather happily. "I heard you at your computer last night so I told the others to let you sleep, big brother!"
Kaiba nodded and tried to smile, not really succeeding.
"Is something the matter?" asked Malik as he walked into the kitchen, looking more tense than usual.
Kaiba shifted his gaze to a window and mumbled something.
"What was that? I didn't here you. Speak up, Kaiba." Said Malik again, getting slightly more nervous.
"Chikara's killing herself..." said Kaiba a bit more loudly as he grabbed a bagel from the bread box and headed to the front door.
"What?!" yelled Malik loudly. "Damn it! I'm coming with you!"
Kaiba stopped immediately and looked at the front door. 'Hmm...Malik has known Chikara longer than I have...maybe he knows something I don't...'
He took out his cell phone and called one of his drivers to get to the mansion quickly. "Fine...just hurry up."
Malik wasted no time and ran into the living room to tell Isis and the others the situation. Kaiba walked outside and crossed his arms impatiently, waiting for the limousine to pull up the driveway and for Malik to stop talking.
"This couldn't get any worse..." he mumbled as the limousine drove up. "Malik, hurry up."
Malik ran out of the front door and skid to a stop in front of Kaiba, looking worked up over something.
"...?" Kaiba wondered what else could be wrong but he muttered to himself and got into the car. "I want you to tell me everything you are hiding from me about Chikara on the way there..."
Malik nodded and got into the car as well, shutting the door.
"Well," started Malik as the driver started the car again. "I cut off my story before because what I'm about to tell you is very frightening. As you already know, Chikara isn't all that normal. The darkness that lives inside of her increases and she loses more control over herself. Her yami, as we call it, is taking the chance to cause hell everywhere she can."
Kaiba crossed his arms and looked at Malik. "Mhmm...and what does this mean."
Malik sighed and scratched the back of his head nervously. "Okay, look. Yugi, Bakura and I have two soul rooms. One for ourselves and one for our yamis. Chikara, supposedly has two soul rooms."
"Supposedly?" cut in Kaiba as he got more interested. "What do you mean by supposedly?"
"Well, by the looks of it. There will be one soul room now. It will be like the soul of Chikara and her yami will become one being and not able to be separated ever again." Said Malik as he shifted his gaze to the floor. "All that there will be left is the psychotic being that she will become forever."
Kaiba narrowed his eyes a bit. "Is there something else that you need to tell me before we get there?"
Malik shifted uncomfortably and averted his eyes from the elder Kaiba. "Well...you are familiar with the way my yami acts...he sort of has something to do with this...he's toying with her mind and controlling her so they both can bring the world to chaos and hell."
Kaiba uncrossed his arms as he thought carefully. There was not another word said for the rest of the drive. The limousine pulled up to the building where Chikara was taken and Kaiba got out quickly, his mind working on overdrive. He entered the building, followed by the silent Malik, and walked over to the front desk.
The secretary looked up from her computer and adjusted the thin pair of glasses that rested on her nose. "May I help you?"
"Yes, I am Seto Kaiba and I am expected to be here." Kaiba said quickly.
"Ah, mister Kaiba." Said a doctor, as he walked up to the desk. "I'm glad to see that you have made it."
Kaiba started getting impatient with the waiting and he got to the chase. "Where is Chikara?"
The doctor nodded and started walking through a pair of double doors after they were unlocked. "This way, Mister Kaiba."
Kaiba followed and looked back at Malik, who seemed to be very distracted and not really paying attention to anything.
"Malik, are you coming or not?" asked Kaiba impatiently.
Malik looked up and nodded quickly, then walked after Kaiba quickly, still seeming very agitated. They followed the doctor up some stairs to the second floor and to the last room on that floor. Kaiba clenched his fists nervously as he listened to the almost complete silence.
"She's in here," the doctor finally said as he started writing something down in the folder.
Malik looked at the folder, and then looked at Kaiba. "You go in first..."
Kaiba nodded and opened the door, only to see that the lights were off and the curtains of the window were open barely. Chikara sat on the bed with her knees pulled up to her chest, and her arms wrapped around her legs as she stared out the streets. Kaiba stepped in nervously, shutting the door behind him as he watched Chikara. He noticed that she was bandaged up where her wounds were and her knuckles were white from holding her arms too tightly. He walked up beside her and thought quickly of something to say. He sat beside her and gently brushed some of her bangs away from her eyes.
"Chikara..." he said quietly. "Why are you doing this?"
Chikara remained silent and narrowed her eyes and she shifted her gaze to Kaiba. Her eyes were purple again, but still as evil as when they were red; a disguise for the other people. It seemed like she was full of pain yet a lot of anger was being bottled up. She shifted her gaze back to the window just as Kaiba started talking again.
"Look, I know how you feel but you shouldn't do this to yourself...you are killing yourself, Chikara." Said Kaiba. "Are you really going to let yourself die, get that last man who is still loose, or put all of this behind you?"
Chikara closed her eyes and turned her head away from Kaiba, still keeping silent. Kaiba sighed and clasped his hands together nervously. Did she really love him that much to listen or was she going to let her emotions control her?
[I'm making this chapter longer because of my lack of updates...Enjoy!]
The caution level was at an all time high as Chikara remained in the kitchen in silence. She tapped the blade of the knife on the wall and seemed to be waiting for something. Kaiba sat at the kitchen counter on a stool, watching her carefully.
'How can this be happening...I mean, the spring break was easier to deal with,' thought Kaiba to himself as he lowered his gaze to the counter top. 'Now she wants to kill these people...I'm not surprised at all, but this is too much. Is the Chikara that I know gone for good?'
He ran his fingers through his hair and looked back at Chikara once more. 'Does she remember any of us...or has the loss of her parents scarred her mind too much for her to bear. That spirit that is there is not really helping either...maybe I should put Chikara in a safer place...until this can be dealt with.'
Kaiba snapped up from his thoughts and noticed that Chikara was standing up and looking out of one of the kitchen windows. There was a police car rolling up the drive with two police officers.
"Oh no..." He heard himself say.
He walked over to Chikara and gently tried to grab the handle of the knife. "Chikara, give me the knife. They can't see you with that or you are in more trouble than this is worth."
Chikara turned and looked Kaiba in the eyes. She studied his face some, and then let go of the knife. Kaiba took no time for surprise and stuffed the knife back into its proper drawer. By the time he walked out of the kitchen, Mokuba had already opened the front door. One of the officers looked up at Kaiba and spoke to him.
"Good Evening, Mister Kaiba." He said as he took off his hat. "I hope you don't mind, but we are here to ask about the disappearance of Chikara Katana."
Kaiba had his hands clasped behind his back and tightened his grip some.
"She disappeared from the Domino District Hospital a few days ago, as you are already aware." Continued the officer. "Do you mind if we come inside?"
Kaiba's heart started beating faster and his palms became sweaty. "Yes, come in."
The two officers greeted Mokuba and walked into the foyer of the mansion, with their hats in their hands. As if things could not get any worse, Chikara walked to the doorway of the kitchen and looked at the officers. "...." She watched them with some of her bangs in her face, shadowing her face enough so they could not see her eyes completely.
Kaiba started to get very nervous then sighed mentally. "I found her a couple of hours ago. She came into my house in a very bad condition. I was going to take her back to the hospital but..."
"But what, Mister Kaiba," said one of the officers as he eyed him.
"...she is very upset about her parents. They were all she had left, sir." Said Kaiba from quick thinking, not wanting to tell the truth. "She is more than devastated. She won't even speak."
The officers seemed to understand and Kaiba relaxed.
"Well, for the time being, we can offer to bring Miss Katana to one of the correctional facilities. Until her mind has settled down from the loss and when the escapee is found." Said the other officer as he crossed his arms.
Malik was eavesdropping from the living room then stepped out into the foyer. "You can't do that to her! You can't lock her up!"
The officers looked at Malik. "Are you her brother, sir?"
"No, I am a very good friend of hers." Answered Malik rather hot-headedly. "But you cannot lock her up in some mental facility. That won't help her at all!"
"Sir, since there are no living relatives to make that decision, we will take her there until things are sorted out." Said one of the officers sharply.
Malik clenched his fists and tried not to let himself say something that he would regret. 'Those fools don't understand! By Ra, they are going to make it worse than it already is! It is only a matter of time until Chikara finds that last killer!'
He felt a hand on his shoulder and he looked beside him to see Isis.
"Do not say anything, Malik." She whispered to him, keeping her eyes on the officers who went back to talking with Kaiba. "I know they are making the wrong choice. Something terrible is going to happen because of it."
The officers turned towards Chikara. "Alright, miss. You are going to have to come with us."
Chikara remained silent and growled quietly to herself. The officer repeated himself and started walking towards her.
"Please be careful what you do, officers. Chikara doesn't really trust anyone now. Not any of us." Warned Kaiba as he eyed Chikara worriedly. 'Please, Chikara. Do not attack them. Otherwise, you'll be locked up for good.'
Chikara stayed silent and eyed the police officer as he stopped within five feet of her. She cooperated with them and followed them to the front door, looking back at Kaiba through some strands of her hair. For a split second, it felt like all the blood in his body froze to a stop. Chikara narrowed her eyes slightly at Kaiba then walked out of the front door. Mokuba closed the door as soon as the three left and looked up at his big brother worriedly.
"Seto," he asked. "Is Chikara gonna be alright?"
Kaiba looked down at Mokuba, not really knowing how to explain it. "She just has to be by herself for a while...then she'll be okay, Mokuba..."
Kaiba walked into the living room, with his brother not far behind and he started to explain what exactly was going to happen from that point on. After he was done explaining, it was almost the middle of the night and everyone was exhausted. Surprisingly to everyone else, Kaiba allowed them to sleep in his mansion for the night. Joey found that most amusing because of the kitchen and that the all powerful CEO student was letting him sleep in his own house. Around one o'clock, everyone had settled in.........almost everyone. Kaiba stayed in his room, typing at his laptop idly to keep himself busy, in the dark.
Visions of the car crash flashed in his mind as he tried to continue his work. Kaiba cringed a bit as all the sounds of the crash rung clear as a bell in his head. The bending and grinding of the metal and the sound of bones snapping almost sounded too real for him to take. Kaiba stopped typing, propped his elbows on the desk quickly and rested his forehead in his hands. He saved his work and switched the computer off.
"I need some sleep..." he muttered to himself as he stood up and rubbed the back of his neck.
He trudged over to his bed and flopped on it lazily, not bothering to sleep under the covers. Kaiba looked at the bright red numbers on the alarm clock and scowled.
'I have to get rid of that...at least it is better than the irritating ticking noise of my old alarm clock..' he thought to himself mentally as he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
The next thing Kaiba knew was the annoying beeping noise of his alarm clock and a ringing of a phone. He groaned and opened his eyes slowly, seeing that it was almost noon.
"I don't believe this..." groaned Kaiba as he slammed his fist on the sleep button. "Why do they call it a sleep button when you have to get up to push it........."
He sat up and picked up the phone, bringing it to his ear. "Kaiba residence...Seto Kaiba speaking..."
"Mister Kaiba," said a professional-like voice with much seriousness. "I am calling you about Miss Chikara Katana."
Kaiba stood up quickly and looked towards the phone. "Yes? What about her?"
"Well," started the voice with an irritated sigh. "She refuses to eat or drink anything. She will not let herself sleep at all and she will not come out of her room. If we try to approach her, she will get angered and she is quite strong indeed. I was wondering if you could come over here and try to coax her to at least drink something. She is basically killing herself and we cannot get near her."
Kaiba tightened his grasp on the phone until his knuckles turned white. "I will get there as soon as I can...if you could please give me the address, I would be very grateful..."
"Oh, of course." Answered the voice, as he gave the address for Kaiba to write down.
Kaiba hung up the phone and walked out of his room, hearing the noises of all the other guests. He walked downstairs and into the kitchen, seeing half of the people there. Mokuba looked at his brother and ran over to him, giving him a big hug.
"You're awake!" said Mokuba rather happily. "I heard you at your computer last night so I told the others to let you sleep, big brother!"
Kaiba nodded and tried to smile, not really succeeding.
"Is something the matter?" asked Malik as he walked into the kitchen, looking more tense than usual.
Kaiba shifted his gaze to a window and mumbled something.
"What was that? I didn't here you. Speak up, Kaiba." Said Malik again, getting slightly more nervous.
"Chikara's killing herself..." said Kaiba a bit more loudly as he grabbed a bagel from the bread box and headed to the front door.
"What?!" yelled Malik loudly. "Damn it! I'm coming with you!"
Kaiba stopped immediately and looked at the front door. 'Hmm...Malik has known Chikara longer than I have...maybe he knows something I don't...'
He took out his cell phone and called one of his drivers to get to the mansion quickly. "Fine...just hurry up."
Malik wasted no time and ran into the living room to tell Isis and the others the situation. Kaiba walked outside and crossed his arms impatiently, waiting for the limousine to pull up the driveway and for Malik to stop talking.
"This couldn't get any worse..." he mumbled as the limousine drove up. "Malik, hurry up."
Malik ran out of the front door and skid to a stop in front of Kaiba, looking worked up over something.
"...?" Kaiba wondered what else could be wrong but he muttered to himself and got into the car. "I want you to tell me everything you are hiding from me about Chikara on the way there..."
Malik nodded and got into the car as well, shutting the door.
"Well," started Malik as the driver started the car again. "I cut off my story before because what I'm about to tell you is very frightening. As you already know, Chikara isn't all that normal. The darkness that lives inside of her increases and she loses more control over herself. Her yami, as we call it, is taking the chance to cause hell everywhere she can."
Kaiba crossed his arms and looked at Malik. "Mhmm...and what does this mean."
Malik sighed and scratched the back of his head nervously. "Okay, look. Yugi, Bakura and I have two soul rooms. One for ourselves and one for our yamis. Chikara, supposedly has two soul rooms."
"Supposedly?" cut in Kaiba as he got more interested. "What do you mean by supposedly?"
"Well, by the looks of it. There will be one soul room now. It will be like the soul of Chikara and her yami will become one being and not able to be separated ever again." Said Malik as he shifted his gaze to the floor. "All that there will be left is the psychotic being that she will become forever."
Kaiba narrowed his eyes a bit. "Is there something else that you need to tell me before we get there?"
Malik shifted uncomfortably and averted his eyes from the elder Kaiba. "Well...you are familiar with the way my yami acts...he sort of has something to do with this...he's toying with her mind and controlling her so they both can bring the world to chaos and hell."
Kaiba uncrossed his arms as he thought carefully. There was not another word said for the rest of the drive. The limousine pulled up to the building where Chikara was taken and Kaiba got out quickly, his mind working on overdrive. He entered the building, followed by the silent Malik, and walked over to the front desk.
The secretary looked up from her computer and adjusted the thin pair of glasses that rested on her nose. "May I help you?"
"Yes, I am Seto Kaiba and I am expected to be here." Kaiba said quickly.
"Ah, mister Kaiba." Said a doctor, as he walked up to the desk. "I'm glad to see that you have made it."
Kaiba started getting impatient with the waiting and he got to the chase. "Where is Chikara?"
The doctor nodded and started walking through a pair of double doors after they were unlocked. "This way, Mister Kaiba."
Kaiba followed and looked back at Malik, who seemed to be very distracted and not really paying attention to anything.
"Malik, are you coming or not?" asked Kaiba impatiently.
Malik looked up and nodded quickly, then walked after Kaiba quickly, still seeming very agitated. They followed the doctor up some stairs to the second floor and to the last room on that floor. Kaiba clenched his fists nervously as he listened to the almost complete silence.
"She's in here," the doctor finally said as he started writing something down in the folder.
Malik looked at the folder, and then looked at Kaiba. "You go in first..."
Kaiba nodded and opened the door, only to see that the lights were off and the curtains of the window were open barely. Chikara sat on the bed with her knees pulled up to her chest, and her arms wrapped around her legs as she stared out the streets. Kaiba stepped in nervously, shutting the door behind him as he watched Chikara. He noticed that she was bandaged up where her wounds were and her knuckles were white from holding her arms too tightly. He walked up beside her and thought quickly of something to say. He sat beside her and gently brushed some of her bangs away from her eyes.
"Chikara..." he said quietly. "Why are you doing this?"
Chikara remained silent and narrowed her eyes and she shifted her gaze to Kaiba. Her eyes were purple again, but still as evil as when they were red; a disguise for the other people. It seemed like she was full of pain yet a lot of anger was being bottled up. She shifted her gaze back to the window just as Kaiba started talking again.
"Look, I know how you feel but you shouldn't do this to yourself...you are killing yourself, Chikara." Said Kaiba. "Are you really going to let yourself die, get that last man who is still loose, or put all of this behind you?"
Chikara closed her eyes and turned her head away from Kaiba, still keeping silent. Kaiba sighed and clasped his hands together nervously. Did she really love him that much to listen or was she going to let her emotions control her?
