Change of Heart
Chapter 13
"Iris"
Summary: Anyway, this is a LONG chapter, and a HUGE flashback. And that's all you get for free.
Yugi stood beside the sanatorium bed, watching Kai sleep. 'I hope he wakes almost immediately."
Yugi drew closer to Kai. 'There's so much I wish I could say to you.'
He forced himself to step away from Kai, sitting in a chair across from him. 'This feels the same. It's happened before.'
/Yugi, are you all right?/ Yami asked, appearing beside Yugi. /Yugi?/
//This has happened before, hasn't it?// Yugi asked, staring at Kai. //Who us he, Yami?//
/You need to sleep, Yugi. Take a break./
//Who is he, Yami? There's something you're not telling me.//
Yami sighed. /He was my best friend and my - /
Ancient Egypt
Pharaoh Yami ran down the hall of the fortress. 'Why don't they just leave me alone?' He turned around a corner, hiding in the shadows. He sighed with relief as the guards ran by. Just as he was about to leave, he saw someone recognizable. "Joseph, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing." Joseph grinned. "My father got some slaves, and I wanted to make sure you got the best ones."
"I don't need anymore slaves," Yami said, walking down the hall.
Joseph ran ahead of him. "It will get you out of the fortress for a while."
Yami smiled. "Well, it wouldn't hurt to look."
Public Square
The slave stage was a wobbly mound of wood. Unluckily, the stage could only hold three bodies at a time. However, two stages were in use, and there were only six slaves and the vendor. The first five slaves shook with terror, but the sixth one shook with anger.
Joseph led Yami to the stage. "I really don't think I want to be here," Yami whispered to Joseph. "Something's going to happen. I can sense it."
"The faster you pick, the faster nobody will see you," Joseph whispered back.
Yami stared at the small group, observing each slave. He stopped to stare at the sixth slave.
~
Kai slowly sat up. I'll feel this for a while. He flinched, trying to move his right shoulder. He shouted, falling back to the bed. A long while. He looked at his environs, an exhibit room turned to a sanatorium. He turned to his left. "Yugi?"
Yugi had an uncomprehending intent look in his eyes. He sat in a chair completely motionless, like a living figurine.
"Yugi, what's wrong with you?" Kai asked. He tried to get up, but pain tore through his body. What the?! Kai noticed that Yugi was already on another chair. "It's you!"
Ancient Egypt.
I shouldn't be here. Kyle looked at the other five slaves next to him. None of us should. my brothers and sisters couldn't suffer like this. His hands slowly began to tremble again. His anger increased, and the stage slowly began to tremble.
"Stop your shouting!"
"Help! Help me, Kyle!" one of the girls shouted.
"Don't worry!" Kyle shouted back.
"Be quiet!" the vendor spat, striking Kyle with a whip.
The boy roared, trembling even harder. The stage trembled beneath his feet. He watched his brothers being taken away. I'll find you, he promised. I swear it, no harm will come to us -
"KYLE!"
"Don't worry! I'll find you!"
The girl was still shouting. "You stupid girl, be quiet!" The man that bought her spanked her to the ground.
"KATRINA!" Kyle's body broke away from the stage. He jumped from the collapsing stage, landing close to Yami. At the last second, he protected the boy from the wreckage, totally fainting.
Much later that night.
"Are you feeling okay?" Yami asked, sitting beside Kyle.
Kyle's eyes snapped open and sat up quickly. He looked around. He was in the Royal Chamber. He spotted Yami and said something in Egyptian.
"I can't understand you," Yami sighed. "It won't be simple to teach you Egyptian."
"I already now your foolish language," Kyle's cruel voice retorted.
Yami looked worried. "How do you - "
"Take me to my brothers and sisters," Kyle commanded.
"Do you know who are you talking to?" Yami asked.
"I don't care with whom I speak. Take me to my brothers and sisters."
"I'm sorry, but I can't do that."
"Your admissions of guilt are nothing."
Several weeks later.
"Just let me help you!" Yami yelled. Kyle sat in the corner farthest from him.
"I don't want or need your help," Kyle whispered. "Just leave me be, Prince."
"Why do you keep doing this? I'm trying to help you, and you keep pushing me away!" Yami stood behind the nurse who was working on Kyle's wrist. He sent her away, finishing the wrapping himself. "Do you want to die? Keep this up and Osiris will take you."
"Stop pretending, Prince," Kyle spat. "Let Hermes lead me to death." He snatched his right arm away. "I'd be away from you!"
That night.
Kyle sat in a corner, a small fire in front of him. He hugged his knees firmly, gazing into the dancing light.
Suddenly the light died, leaving him in the dark.
He felt arms wrap around his body.
"I just wanted to help you," Yami said, hugging Kyle. "Let me help you, please."
"Kyle."
"Hmm?" Yami let him go, sitting down in front of him. "What did you say?"
"To correctly help someone, you must be able to address him."
"What should I call you?" Yami asked.
"My name is Kyle."
Chapter 13
"Iris"
Summary: Anyway, this is a LONG chapter, and a HUGE flashback. And that's all you get for free.
Yugi stood beside the sanatorium bed, watching Kai sleep. 'I hope he wakes almost immediately."
Yugi drew closer to Kai. 'There's so much I wish I could say to you.'
He forced himself to step away from Kai, sitting in a chair across from him. 'This feels the same. It's happened before.'
/Yugi, are you all right?/ Yami asked, appearing beside Yugi. /Yugi?/
//This has happened before, hasn't it?// Yugi asked, staring at Kai. //Who us he, Yami?//
/You need to sleep, Yugi. Take a break./
//Who is he, Yami? There's something you're not telling me.//
Yami sighed. /He was my best friend and my - /
Ancient Egypt
Pharaoh Yami ran down the hall of the fortress. 'Why don't they just leave me alone?' He turned around a corner, hiding in the shadows. He sighed with relief as the guards ran by. Just as he was about to leave, he saw someone recognizable. "Joseph, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing." Joseph grinned. "My father got some slaves, and I wanted to make sure you got the best ones."
"I don't need anymore slaves," Yami said, walking down the hall.
Joseph ran ahead of him. "It will get you out of the fortress for a while."
Yami smiled. "Well, it wouldn't hurt to look."
Public Square
The slave stage was a wobbly mound of wood. Unluckily, the stage could only hold three bodies at a time. However, two stages were in use, and there were only six slaves and the vendor. The first five slaves shook with terror, but the sixth one shook with anger.
Joseph led Yami to the stage. "I really don't think I want to be here," Yami whispered to Joseph. "Something's going to happen. I can sense it."
"The faster you pick, the faster nobody will see you," Joseph whispered back.
Yami stared at the small group, observing each slave. He stopped to stare at the sixth slave.
~
Kai slowly sat up. I'll feel this for a while. He flinched, trying to move his right shoulder. He shouted, falling back to the bed. A long while. He looked at his environs, an exhibit room turned to a sanatorium. He turned to his left. "Yugi?"
Yugi had an uncomprehending intent look in his eyes. He sat in a chair completely motionless, like a living figurine.
"Yugi, what's wrong with you?" Kai asked. He tried to get up, but pain tore through his body. What the?! Kai noticed that Yugi was already on another chair. "It's you!"
Ancient Egypt.
I shouldn't be here. Kyle looked at the other five slaves next to him. None of us should. my brothers and sisters couldn't suffer like this. His hands slowly began to tremble again. His anger increased, and the stage slowly began to tremble.
"Stop your shouting!"
"Help! Help me, Kyle!" one of the girls shouted.
"Don't worry!" Kyle shouted back.
"Be quiet!" the vendor spat, striking Kyle with a whip.
The boy roared, trembling even harder. The stage trembled beneath his feet. He watched his brothers being taken away. I'll find you, he promised. I swear it, no harm will come to us -
"KYLE!"
"Don't worry! I'll find you!"
The girl was still shouting. "You stupid girl, be quiet!" The man that bought her spanked her to the ground.
"KATRINA!" Kyle's body broke away from the stage. He jumped from the collapsing stage, landing close to Yami. At the last second, he protected the boy from the wreckage, totally fainting.
Much later that night.
"Are you feeling okay?" Yami asked, sitting beside Kyle.
Kyle's eyes snapped open and sat up quickly. He looked around. He was in the Royal Chamber. He spotted Yami and said something in Egyptian.
"I can't understand you," Yami sighed. "It won't be simple to teach you Egyptian."
"I already now your foolish language," Kyle's cruel voice retorted.
Yami looked worried. "How do you - "
"Take me to my brothers and sisters," Kyle commanded.
"Do you know who are you talking to?" Yami asked.
"I don't care with whom I speak. Take me to my brothers and sisters."
"I'm sorry, but I can't do that."
"Your admissions of guilt are nothing."
Several weeks later.
"Just let me help you!" Yami yelled. Kyle sat in the corner farthest from him.
"I don't want or need your help," Kyle whispered. "Just leave me be, Prince."
"Why do you keep doing this? I'm trying to help you, and you keep pushing me away!" Yami stood behind the nurse who was working on Kyle's wrist. He sent her away, finishing the wrapping himself. "Do you want to die? Keep this up and Osiris will take you."
"Stop pretending, Prince," Kyle spat. "Let Hermes lead me to death." He snatched his right arm away. "I'd be away from you!"
That night.
Kyle sat in a corner, a small fire in front of him. He hugged his knees firmly, gazing into the dancing light.
Suddenly the light died, leaving him in the dark.
He felt arms wrap around his body.
"I just wanted to help you," Yami said, hugging Kyle. "Let me help you, please."
"Kyle."
"Hmm?" Yami let him go, sitting down in front of him. "What did you say?"
"To correctly help someone, you must be able to address him."
"What should I call you?" Yami asked.
"My name is Kyle."