Chapter 9 - Was it really worth it?
[Kweh! O_o ANYWAYS...Thanks for the reviews once again and sorry for any
delay ^^; after this story is finished, I am working on some more. A
humorous one titled: Yami Malik's Job Hunt!, A collection of songfics called Different Shades of Tears, and a story taken back to Ancient Egypt with the pasts of basically all of the yamis and such then it switches to
the time when each person receives their respective item. And Chikara
might make a little appearance in the job hunt story; meaning that the events in this story sort of tie into the humor story ^^; In the meantime,
happy reading! ]
The abandoned street that was mainly quiet, was now loud and crowded with emergency vehicles. The paramedics found it quite difficult to reach the second floor of the apartment building with it being closed off, without electricity. When they reached the second floor, they immediately rushed towards Chikara and pushed everyone else back.
"Alright, everyone get out of here and stay outside while we bring her to a stretcher!" yelled one of the paramedics as the other radioed the ambulance to be on stand-by.
Kaiba was pushed back and watched helplessly as the paramedic officials tried to stop the wounds from bleeding. He turned his attention to the recently murdered gunman and shuddered a bit; seeing that Yami Malik was still in the same room, looking as...well calm and surprised as possible. One of the paramedics followed his gaze and saw the dead man, then immediately rushed over to him, checking for signs of life. As expected from the others, there was no sign at all. He was surely dead and they would probably be questioned at the police station.
Joey and Tristan started pushing Kaiba back towards the stairs and to the outside, with Yami following.
"C'mon, Kaiba. We can't stay in here and you know that." Said Joey in a low tone. "Just...get outside."
Kaiba stayed silent and allowed himself to be guided outside, while looking back at the doorway. Yami Malik walked past them, and continued having a mental debate with his light.
/ I can't believe you did that, yami! / yelled Malik. / Do you know how much trouble we're all gonna be in if they find out what really happened!? /
// What the hell is your problem now, boy? // growled Yami Malik. // I helped her get rid of that bastard that murdered her parents and the authorities have no idea that it was any of us. //
/ But what about Chikara?? Hm? Did you think of that?! Her yami and herself might be one person forever! / snapped Malik angrily as he stood in his soul room.
// Oh stop complaining already! You are giving me a Ra damned headache! She will be fine, to some degree. // muttered Yami Malik as he got more annoyed.
/ To SOME degree? What the hell is that supposed to imply!?/
// To SOME degree meaning that she won't be consciously aware of her yami, Sanura, anymore. And also, she will not remember seeing me kill off that bastard right in front of her, if she was watching. Now shut the hell up and let me return to my soul room. //
Malik was soon back in control of his body and looked around, seeing the ambulances and the group outside. He saw the paramedics put Chikara on a stretcher then put it in the ambulance.
'Ra damn it...why did this happen. This is going to be horrible to explain.' Sighed Malik to himself as he walked over towards Yami.
Yami looked up and narrowed his eyes slightly as he comforted his light.
"Yami-...nevermind." Muttered Malik as he walked off. 'No point in explaining...'
Malik thought for a while and watched Kaiba, as he simply stared at the ambulance, not bothering to go with Chikara. 'I guess that I'll go...'
// It would be a good idea...during that time, I can make sure that nothing else will happen with Chikara or her yami. //
/ But... /
// Just go, boy! I have to make sure that there are no permanent damages from what happened! GO! // Snapped Yami Malik.
Malik sighed and walked up to one of the paramedics. "May I go with her? I'm one of her closest friends and I've known her for a very long time."
The paramedic turned around and looked at Malik carefully. "Alright, son. But stay out of our way, you hear?"
Malik nodded and climbed into the ambulance, sitting beside Chikara. The paramedic shut the door and the ambulance drove towards the hospital.
/I just thought of something.../
//Ugh, what is it now, boy? // growled Yami Malik. //What in the hells are you bothering me about now? //
/What if Chikara does not live through this? I mean, these paramedics look like they are having a hard time right now and she was shot twice, wasn't she? / asked Malik quietly.
His darker half sighed. //Just don't bother worrying yourself about anything. I am mostly sure that nothing will happen; now leave me alone and be QUIET! //
Malik bit his lip nervously and stayed silent as his darker half shut off the link between them. Finally the ambulance reached the hospital and Malik had to climb off first to give the paramedics more room.
"You'll have to stay in the waiting room, son." Said one of the paramedics on the way by. "You can't follow us and your friend."
Malik slightly made a face of being called son again. 'Why don't they stop that?'
He put his hands in his pockets and walked into the hospital, then into the bare waiting room. He sat in one of the chairs and leaned it back, looking at the ceiling.
'Seto Kaiba and the others should be getting here soon...' thought Malik quietly.
He waited a little longer then he heard some familiar voices.
"Someone tell us what's going on." Demanded Yami as he narrowed his eyes and scanned the hallway with his almost crimson eyes.
"I'm sorry sir, but we cannot tell you anything. You will have to wait in the waiting room like the other young man." Said a nurse as she looked back down at her organizer.
Yami guided his lighter half towards the waiting room then stopped at the doorway, staring at Malik. "You..."
Malik slowly tilted the chair back down and put his hands up. "Look...I'm very sorry for what my yami did...I was going to explain earlier...but I couldn't control the circumstances..."
"Considering what you and the tomb robber did...it is definitely not forgivable." Said Yami as he sat down at the opposite end of the waiting room, keeping his hikari close.
"But...oh forget it! You insolent fools wouldn't understand, even if I told you!" snapped Malik as he crossed his arms and glared at the floor.
Joey and Tristan soon entered and sat where Yugi was, while Malik sat alone at the end of the room.
"'Ey." Said Joey, breaking the silence. "Where's Kaiba? Isn't he gonna be here to make sure his girlfriend is alright?"
"He's...taking some time for himself. He left shortly after he dropped us off here to sort some matters." Answered Yami as he crossed his arms. "I'm quite confident that he will be here soon.
"So what's the word about Chikara?" asked Tristan as he looked at the scowling Malik. "You must know at least something."
Malik stayed silent and continued looking at the floor.
"Come on, now. You must know something." Pressured Tristan.
"I know nothing and no one will tell me so stop bothering me!" snapped Malik as he snapped his head up and glared at Tristan. "Don't bother talking to me at all, alright?!"
"Whoa. Okay then. Sorry." Apologized Tristan as he gave the Egyptian a weird look.
The waiting room was basically silent as the normal business of the hospital continued without flaw. It was a good hour or so before most of the group started to get restless.
"Man, I think my leg has fallen asleep." Complained Joey. "This is like déja-vu, ya know? To think we were all, well most of us, were hear after the car accident."
"And you seem to be the only one complaining at this moment, Joey." Said Yami as he gently patted Yugi's head while he slept. "Some things can't be rushed and you can go home if you like. We're all here to make sure that Chikara gets through this alright."
"I'm just sayin...it's just a little weird being back here when someone can die that we know." Replied Joey as he stretched.
The door opened and there stood Kaiba, with his arms crossed. "Any word?"
Tristan shrugged and went back to the magazine that he was reading. "Not even a clue."
There was a sound of someone clearing their throat and Kaiba looked back, seeing a doctor.
"I see this is the same group from earlier this month..." said the doctor gravely as he stepped in the room.
"Just give us the news straight." Muttered Kaiba as he leaned on the doorway.
The doctor straightened the glasses on his noise and looked at the group. "We found two gunshot wounds in Ms. Chikara Katana, one located in her upper right shoulder and one that apparently had a bullet that went through her left side and exited through her stomach. Her shoulder was dislocated when we first examined her but nothing too serious was broken that could not be healed. We managed to seal the places where the bullet went through her stomach area and no serious damage was done."
"Well that's a relief," said Joey as he tried to make a joke. "It looked like she was dead before she came here!"
There was complete silence and all eyes were on Joey. "Whoa...aheh, tough crowd."
"As I was saying," continued the doctor. "She is in good condition but she has lost quite a bit of blood and she'll be tired. Just for precautions, we have hooked her up to a breathing machine and she will be monitored for at least a good 48 hours until we can make a conclusion."
"So you don't know what's wrong with her?" asked Kaiba as he eyed the doctor suspiciously.
"That I cannot answer. But she was conscious just a short while after she was hooked up to the breathing machine. She refuses to reply to anyone or even look at anyone. I'm giving you permission to see her but you must not let her attempt to pull the breathing tube out of her throat. She has already made a few attempts and I gave the order to tie her wrists down loosely-"
"You're treating her as if she were unstable..." said Malik in a low tone as he looked at the floor.
"We're only being careful to make sure that she does not hurt herself. I recognize her from being here a few weeks ago from that dreadful car accident and I am quite sure that she is not too happy to be back in here, knowing that she will never see her parents ever again, young man." Answered the doctor as he eyed Malik. "Now if you all would like to follow me, I will show you where we have stationed the patient."
The doctor walked out of the waiting room and Kaiba followed him first, while the rest of the group got up on their own and followed at their own pace. Kaiba walked into the room first and immediately went to Chikara's side, dragging a chair over to the side of the bed. He sat down in the chair and looked at Chikara's face, as she looked out the window and crossed her arms very carefully.
"It's going to be okay now..." he said quietly, ignoring the presence of the others. "I know that you have lost your parents pretty quickly but to tell you the truth, I lost my parents at a very young age. So you're not the only one. I had to talk with the authorities for a long while and I explained what happened...about the killer and how he 'killed' himself. Things may be a little weird but they aren't going to put you in some group home with a bunch of people you don't know or some insane asylum."
Joey and Tristan exchanged glances.
"What is he talkin about?" whispered Joey.
"I don't know. Something about what is gonna happen to Chikara since she's got no living relatives or something." Answered Tristan, just as quietly.
Chikara slid one hand towards the breathing tube that was in her mouth and tried to pull it out. Kaiba reached over and placed his hands over hers, pulling it away gently.
"Please don't do that..." he said as he held her hand softly. "I'm trying to tell you something very important..."
Chikara kept her gaze towards the window and Kaiba started explaining again. "What I'm trying to say is that even though is that you can stay in your house by yourself without a legal guardian...so to speak. It is sort of like what happened to me but I watch over Mokuba. Basically, someone is just going to visit you once a week to check-up how you're doing..."
Chikara narrowed her eyes a bit and looked back at Kaiba. The two looked at each other silently for a couple moments until Chikara started sliding back to unconsciousness again and Kaiba tensed.
"Relax, Kaiba. She's going to be fine. She's just a little exhausted like the doctor said she would." Said Yami as he crossed his arms.
//Showtime... // said Yami Malik out loud. //Move it or lose it, Malik. I'm taking over. //
/What?! / yelled Malik, starting to edge towards the hospital room door. /Yami, you can't! /
//Oh shut up and stop being a child. // snapped Yami Malik as he took over Malik's body.
Yami growled and turned his gaze towards Yami Malik. "What in Ra's name are you doing here?!"
"Oh be quiet, Pharaoh. I have just a few things to say-"
"We don't wanna hear it, you psycho!" snapped Joey. "You've done enough damage as there is."
"I am NOT finished, mortal! As I was saying...Chikara and her darker side are now separated but there is some damage that cannot be fixed at all." Explained Yami Malik as he crossed his arms and smirked at Yami. "From this point on, until it is noticed, Chikara will not be consciously aware that she has another side to her. Meaning her darker half, that those by the name Sanura. For those who are familiar with the ancient Egypt tongue, that is the word for kitten. I will not be entirely surprised if there are some memory lapses so don't you bother blaming me for any of the damage."
"You're the one that probably put a spell on her in the first place." Said Tristan. "I mean, she wouldn't just run off on her own with you, you know."
Yami Malik shrugged. "I'll leave that little question up to you, mortals. Oh. And one more thing, Pharaoh...if you happen to see Sanura walking about, don't bother sending her to the shadow realm..one of the damages of the two souls separating is if something happens to one, the other gets affected severely...remember that."
Malik gained control of his body once more and looked around uneasily at Yami and the others that were staring at him. Kaiba continued to side by Chikara's bedside and held her hand silently.
"I guess you're going to stay here with her, aren't you Kaiba?" asked Yugi, breaking his silence. "It's okay if you want to."
"You guys can leave but if you see Mokuba, go tell him that I'm staying here..." answered Kaiba quietly. "Just be quiet...you idiots were loud before."
Joey folded his arms behind his head. "Alright, Kaiba. If that's what you want, that's what you'll get. Come on, guys. Let's go."
Joey walked out of the room, with Tristan, Yugi and Yami soon following. Malik stayed behind and crossed his arms nervously.
"Look...Kaiba, I'm really very sorry for what happened. You and the others will probably never accept my apology but I just have to get it out. I didn't mean or want any of this to happen and hopefully, it won't happen again." Mumbled Malik quickly as he edged towards the door.
"The only thing that I want to know is why...why the hell did you let that psycho out in the first place." Said Kaiba quietly as he slowly let go of Chikara's hand.
"It's...just the way he is and I can't do anything about it." Answered Malik as he reached the door. "But I don't think he'll do it again since everything seems...fine."
Silence blanked over the room and Malik left without another word and Kaiba continued to sit and watch over Chikara silently.
[And that's chapter 9 o_O; there is probably gonna be one or two more so be patient . I've had somewhat of a writer's block and it is torturing me x_x so, how did you like this...depressing chapter? O_o still waiting for me to write more or whatever? Tell me .]
[Kweh! O_o ANYWAYS...Thanks for the reviews once again and sorry for any
delay ^^; after this story is finished, I am working on some more. A
humorous one titled: Yami Malik's Job Hunt!, A collection of songfics called Different Shades of Tears, and a story taken back to Ancient Egypt with the pasts of basically all of the yamis and such then it switches to
the time when each person receives their respective item. And Chikara
might make a little appearance in the job hunt story; meaning that the events in this story sort of tie into the humor story ^^; In the meantime,
happy reading! ]
The abandoned street that was mainly quiet, was now loud and crowded with emergency vehicles. The paramedics found it quite difficult to reach the second floor of the apartment building with it being closed off, without electricity. When they reached the second floor, they immediately rushed towards Chikara and pushed everyone else back.
"Alright, everyone get out of here and stay outside while we bring her to a stretcher!" yelled one of the paramedics as the other radioed the ambulance to be on stand-by.
Kaiba was pushed back and watched helplessly as the paramedic officials tried to stop the wounds from bleeding. He turned his attention to the recently murdered gunman and shuddered a bit; seeing that Yami Malik was still in the same room, looking as...well calm and surprised as possible. One of the paramedics followed his gaze and saw the dead man, then immediately rushed over to him, checking for signs of life. As expected from the others, there was no sign at all. He was surely dead and they would probably be questioned at the police station.
Joey and Tristan started pushing Kaiba back towards the stairs and to the outside, with Yami following.
"C'mon, Kaiba. We can't stay in here and you know that." Said Joey in a low tone. "Just...get outside."
Kaiba stayed silent and allowed himself to be guided outside, while looking back at the doorway. Yami Malik walked past them, and continued having a mental debate with his light.
/ I can't believe you did that, yami! / yelled Malik. / Do you know how much trouble we're all gonna be in if they find out what really happened!? /
// What the hell is your problem now, boy? // growled Yami Malik. // I helped her get rid of that bastard that murdered her parents and the authorities have no idea that it was any of us. //
/ But what about Chikara?? Hm? Did you think of that?! Her yami and herself might be one person forever! / snapped Malik angrily as he stood in his soul room.
// Oh stop complaining already! You are giving me a Ra damned headache! She will be fine, to some degree. // muttered Yami Malik as he got more annoyed.
/ To SOME degree? What the hell is that supposed to imply!?/
// To SOME degree meaning that she won't be consciously aware of her yami, Sanura, anymore. And also, she will not remember seeing me kill off that bastard right in front of her, if she was watching. Now shut the hell up and let me return to my soul room. //
Malik was soon back in control of his body and looked around, seeing the ambulances and the group outside. He saw the paramedics put Chikara on a stretcher then put it in the ambulance.
'Ra damn it...why did this happen. This is going to be horrible to explain.' Sighed Malik to himself as he walked over towards Yami.
Yami looked up and narrowed his eyes slightly as he comforted his light.
"Yami-...nevermind." Muttered Malik as he walked off. 'No point in explaining...'
Malik thought for a while and watched Kaiba, as he simply stared at the ambulance, not bothering to go with Chikara. 'I guess that I'll go...'
// It would be a good idea...during that time, I can make sure that nothing else will happen with Chikara or her yami. //
/ But... /
// Just go, boy! I have to make sure that there are no permanent damages from what happened! GO! // Snapped Yami Malik.
Malik sighed and walked up to one of the paramedics. "May I go with her? I'm one of her closest friends and I've known her for a very long time."
The paramedic turned around and looked at Malik carefully. "Alright, son. But stay out of our way, you hear?"
Malik nodded and climbed into the ambulance, sitting beside Chikara. The paramedic shut the door and the ambulance drove towards the hospital.
/I just thought of something.../
//Ugh, what is it now, boy? // growled Yami Malik. //What in the hells are you bothering me about now? //
/What if Chikara does not live through this? I mean, these paramedics look like they are having a hard time right now and she was shot twice, wasn't she? / asked Malik quietly.
His darker half sighed. //Just don't bother worrying yourself about anything. I am mostly sure that nothing will happen; now leave me alone and be QUIET! //
Malik bit his lip nervously and stayed silent as his darker half shut off the link between them. Finally the ambulance reached the hospital and Malik had to climb off first to give the paramedics more room.
"You'll have to stay in the waiting room, son." Said one of the paramedics on the way by. "You can't follow us and your friend."
Malik slightly made a face of being called son again. 'Why don't they stop that?'
He put his hands in his pockets and walked into the hospital, then into the bare waiting room. He sat in one of the chairs and leaned it back, looking at the ceiling.
'Seto Kaiba and the others should be getting here soon...' thought Malik quietly.
He waited a little longer then he heard some familiar voices.
"Someone tell us what's going on." Demanded Yami as he narrowed his eyes and scanned the hallway with his almost crimson eyes.
"I'm sorry sir, but we cannot tell you anything. You will have to wait in the waiting room like the other young man." Said a nurse as she looked back down at her organizer.
Yami guided his lighter half towards the waiting room then stopped at the doorway, staring at Malik. "You..."
Malik slowly tilted the chair back down and put his hands up. "Look...I'm very sorry for what my yami did...I was going to explain earlier...but I couldn't control the circumstances..."
"Considering what you and the tomb robber did...it is definitely not forgivable." Said Yami as he sat down at the opposite end of the waiting room, keeping his hikari close.
"But...oh forget it! You insolent fools wouldn't understand, even if I told you!" snapped Malik as he crossed his arms and glared at the floor.
Joey and Tristan soon entered and sat where Yugi was, while Malik sat alone at the end of the room.
"'Ey." Said Joey, breaking the silence. "Where's Kaiba? Isn't he gonna be here to make sure his girlfriend is alright?"
"He's...taking some time for himself. He left shortly after he dropped us off here to sort some matters." Answered Yami as he crossed his arms. "I'm quite confident that he will be here soon.
"So what's the word about Chikara?" asked Tristan as he looked at the scowling Malik. "You must know at least something."
Malik stayed silent and continued looking at the floor.
"Come on, now. You must know something." Pressured Tristan.
"I know nothing and no one will tell me so stop bothering me!" snapped Malik as he snapped his head up and glared at Tristan. "Don't bother talking to me at all, alright?!"
"Whoa. Okay then. Sorry." Apologized Tristan as he gave the Egyptian a weird look.
The waiting room was basically silent as the normal business of the hospital continued without flaw. It was a good hour or so before most of the group started to get restless.
"Man, I think my leg has fallen asleep." Complained Joey. "This is like déja-vu, ya know? To think we were all, well most of us, were hear after the car accident."
"And you seem to be the only one complaining at this moment, Joey." Said Yami as he gently patted Yugi's head while he slept. "Some things can't be rushed and you can go home if you like. We're all here to make sure that Chikara gets through this alright."
"I'm just sayin...it's just a little weird being back here when someone can die that we know." Replied Joey as he stretched.
The door opened and there stood Kaiba, with his arms crossed. "Any word?"
Tristan shrugged and went back to the magazine that he was reading. "Not even a clue."
There was a sound of someone clearing their throat and Kaiba looked back, seeing a doctor.
"I see this is the same group from earlier this month..." said the doctor gravely as he stepped in the room.
"Just give us the news straight." Muttered Kaiba as he leaned on the doorway.
The doctor straightened the glasses on his noise and looked at the group. "We found two gunshot wounds in Ms. Chikara Katana, one located in her upper right shoulder and one that apparently had a bullet that went through her left side and exited through her stomach. Her shoulder was dislocated when we first examined her but nothing too serious was broken that could not be healed. We managed to seal the places where the bullet went through her stomach area and no serious damage was done."
"Well that's a relief," said Joey as he tried to make a joke. "It looked like she was dead before she came here!"
There was complete silence and all eyes were on Joey. "Whoa...aheh, tough crowd."
"As I was saying," continued the doctor. "She is in good condition but she has lost quite a bit of blood and she'll be tired. Just for precautions, we have hooked her up to a breathing machine and she will be monitored for at least a good 48 hours until we can make a conclusion."
"So you don't know what's wrong with her?" asked Kaiba as he eyed the doctor suspiciously.
"That I cannot answer. But she was conscious just a short while after she was hooked up to the breathing machine. She refuses to reply to anyone or even look at anyone. I'm giving you permission to see her but you must not let her attempt to pull the breathing tube out of her throat. She has already made a few attempts and I gave the order to tie her wrists down loosely-"
"You're treating her as if she were unstable..." said Malik in a low tone as he looked at the floor.
"We're only being careful to make sure that she does not hurt herself. I recognize her from being here a few weeks ago from that dreadful car accident and I am quite sure that she is not too happy to be back in here, knowing that she will never see her parents ever again, young man." Answered the doctor as he eyed Malik. "Now if you all would like to follow me, I will show you where we have stationed the patient."
The doctor walked out of the waiting room and Kaiba followed him first, while the rest of the group got up on their own and followed at their own pace. Kaiba walked into the room first and immediately went to Chikara's side, dragging a chair over to the side of the bed. He sat down in the chair and looked at Chikara's face, as she looked out the window and crossed her arms very carefully.
"It's going to be okay now..." he said quietly, ignoring the presence of the others. "I know that you have lost your parents pretty quickly but to tell you the truth, I lost my parents at a very young age. So you're not the only one. I had to talk with the authorities for a long while and I explained what happened...about the killer and how he 'killed' himself. Things may be a little weird but they aren't going to put you in some group home with a bunch of people you don't know or some insane asylum."
Joey and Tristan exchanged glances.
"What is he talkin about?" whispered Joey.
"I don't know. Something about what is gonna happen to Chikara since she's got no living relatives or something." Answered Tristan, just as quietly.
Chikara slid one hand towards the breathing tube that was in her mouth and tried to pull it out. Kaiba reached over and placed his hands over hers, pulling it away gently.
"Please don't do that..." he said as he held her hand softly. "I'm trying to tell you something very important..."
Chikara kept her gaze towards the window and Kaiba started explaining again. "What I'm trying to say is that even though is that you can stay in your house by yourself without a legal guardian...so to speak. It is sort of like what happened to me but I watch over Mokuba. Basically, someone is just going to visit you once a week to check-up how you're doing..."
Chikara narrowed her eyes a bit and looked back at Kaiba. The two looked at each other silently for a couple moments until Chikara started sliding back to unconsciousness again and Kaiba tensed.
"Relax, Kaiba. She's going to be fine. She's just a little exhausted like the doctor said she would." Said Yami as he crossed his arms.
//Showtime... // said Yami Malik out loud. //Move it or lose it, Malik. I'm taking over. //
/What?! / yelled Malik, starting to edge towards the hospital room door. /Yami, you can't! /
//Oh shut up and stop being a child. // snapped Yami Malik as he took over Malik's body.
Yami growled and turned his gaze towards Yami Malik. "What in Ra's name are you doing here?!"
"Oh be quiet, Pharaoh. I have just a few things to say-"
"We don't wanna hear it, you psycho!" snapped Joey. "You've done enough damage as there is."
"I am NOT finished, mortal! As I was saying...Chikara and her darker side are now separated but there is some damage that cannot be fixed at all." Explained Yami Malik as he crossed his arms and smirked at Yami. "From this point on, until it is noticed, Chikara will not be consciously aware that she has another side to her. Meaning her darker half, that those by the name Sanura. For those who are familiar with the ancient Egypt tongue, that is the word for kitten. I will not be entirely surprised if there are some memory lapses so don't you bother blaming me for any of the damage."
"You're the one that probably put a spell on her in the first place." Said Tristan. "I mean, she wouldn't just run off on her own with you, you know."
Yami Malik shrugged. "I'll leave that little question up to you, mortals. Oh. And one more thing, Pharaoh...if you happen to see Sanura walking about, don't bother sending her to the shadow realm..one of the damages of the two souls separating is if something happens to one, the other gets affected severely...remember that."
Malik gained control of his body once more and looked around uneasily at Yami and the others that were staring at him. Kaiba continued to side by Chikara's bedside and held her hand silently.
"I guess you're going to stay here with her, aren't you Kaiba?" asked Yugi, breaking his silence. "It's okay if you want to."
"You guys can leave but if you see Mokuba, go tell him that I'm staying here..." answered Kaiba quietly. "Just be quiet...you idiots were loud before."
Joey folded his arms behind his head. "Alright, Kaiba. If that's what you want, that's what you'll get. Come on, guys. Let's go."
Joey walked out of the room, with Tristan, Yugi and Yami soon following. Malik stayed behind and crossed his arms nervously.
"Look...Kaiba, I'm really very sorry for what happened. You and the others will probably never accept my apology but I just have to get it out. I didn't mean or want any of this to happen and hopefully, it won't happen again." Mumbled Malik quickly as he edged towards the door.
"The only thing that I want to know is why...why the hell did you let that psycho out in the first place." Said Kaiba quietly as he slowly let go of Chikara's hand.
"It's...just the way he is and I can't do anything about it." Answered Malik as he reached the door. "But I don't think he'll do it again since everything seems...fine."
Silence blanked over the room and Malik left without another word and Kaiba continued to sit and watch over Chikara silently.
[And that's chapter 9 o_O; there is probably gonna be one or two more so be patient . I've had somewhat of a writer's block and it is torturing me x_x so, how did you like this...depressing chapter? O_o still waiting for me to write more or whatever? Tell me .]
