Change of Heart
Chapter 24
Golden Memories
Summary: Yugi has a present for Kai, and it seems Ishizu does, too. Where does Shadi keep hiding, anyway?
The next day at Domino City Museum...
"Yugi, you don't really need to do this," Kai said. He and Yugi walked around the museum. "Aren't you missing Battle City?"
"Believe me, this is worth it," Yugi smiled. He led Kai to the Egyptian Exhibit. "Do you... recollect anything?"
"I've seen this before," Kai answered. "I told you... I can't see anything else."
"But perchance I could show you more," Ishizu said, coming up from behind Yugi and Kai. "Follow me." She led the boys further down the Egyptian Exhibit, coming across a hidden door. "Tell nobody what you see beyond this door." She opened the door, letting Yugi and Kai enter. Once they were inside, she shut the door.
For a moment, the three stood in total darkness. Rapidly, torches lit up the room. "What is this place," Yugi asked, gazing around the room. He turned to Kai. "Kai?" Yugi ran up to Kai, meeting his eyes. "Kai! Ishizu, is something – "
"He can't hear you," Ishizu said lightly. "He's remembering now. Let's watch." Kai stood before them, barely breathing. He then began to move around, touching some of the artifacts and standing in front of them as though they were alive. He came upon one of the tablets, and seemed to be immobile. On its surface were quite a lot of symbols, in all probability an explanation of the tablet itself. In its center was a picture, with six children in it. "I... I remember..."
Ishizu stood behind Kai. "What do you remember, Kai?"
Kai touched the tablet, fingering over the faces. "The Hexas," he began. "My family..."
"That's right," Ishizu smiled. She placed her hands on Kai's shoulders. "Do you remember their names?"
"Kadma... Cornelius... Melanie... Rosslea..." He stopped on the last child before the one in the middle. Tears came to his eyes. "Katrina... I couldn't protect you..."
"Kai..." Yugi said.
/Let me be with him./
//Yami?"//
/Please, Yugi. Let me be with him./ "Kyle, it's okay."
Kai's eyes returned to normal. "Yugi..." He turned to Yami. "Prince..."
Yami smiled. "So we finally found each other once more."
"Yeah," Kai smiled.
"I have a present for you, Prince Kyle," Ishizu said. She came to Kai, holding a radiant silver chest. "Only a Child of Ari may use this power."
"I understand," Kai nodded. He took the chest, looking back at Yami. "Ready?"
Yami nodded. "Thank you, Ishizu."
"One last word," Ishizu counseled. "Do not take your foes carelessly. Sarcasm, like postulation, can lead to your disgrace." She watched the boys leave, and turned to another hidden door. "They're gone. You can come out now."
The door opened and an Egyptian man stepped out. "Is it enough?" he asked.
Ishizu touched her Millennium Necklace. "The future is undecided, Shadi. Let us pray that victory comes into the light."
Chapter 24
Golden Memories
Summary: Yugi has a present for Kai, and it seems Ishizu does, too. Where does Shadi keep hiding, anyway?
The next day at Domino City Museum...
"Yugi, you don't really need to do this," Kai said. He and Yugi walked around the museum. "Aren't you missing Battle City?"
"Believe me, this is worth it," Yugi smiled. He led Kai to the Egyptian Exhibit. "Do you... recollect anything?"
"I've seen this before," Kai answered. "I told you... I can't see anything else."
"But perchance I could show you more," Ishizu said, coming up from behind Yugi and Kai. "Follow me." She led the boys further down the Egyptian Exhibit, coming across a hidden door. "Tell nobody what you see beyond this door." She opened the door, letting Yugi and Kai enter. Once they were inside, she shut the door.
For a moment, the three stood in total darkness. Rapidly, torches lit up the room. "What is this place," Yugi asked, gazing around the room. He turned to Kai. "Kai?" Yugi ran up to Kai, meeting his eyes. "Kai! Ishizu, is something – "
"He can't hear you," Ishizu said lightly. "He's remembering now. Let's watch." Kai stood before them, barely breathing. He then began to move around, touching some of the artifacts and standing in front of them as though they were alive. He came upon one of the tablets, and seemed to be immobile. On its surface were quite a lot of symbols, in all probability an explanation of the tablet itself. In its center was a picture, with six children in it. "I... I remember..."
Ishizu stood behind Kai. "What do you remember, Kai?"
Kai touched the tablet, fingering over the faces. "The Hexas," he began. "My family..."
"That's right," Ishizu smiled. She placed her hands on Kai's shoulders. "Do you remember their names?"
"Kadma... Cornelius... Melanie... Rosslea..." He stopped on the last child before the one in the middle. Tears came to his eyes. "Katrina... I couldn't protect you..."
"Kai..." Yugi said.
/Let me be with him./
//Yami?"//
/Please, Yugi. Let me be with him./ "Kyle, it's okay."
Kai's eyes returned to normal. "Yugi..." He turned to Yami. "Prince..."
Yami smiled. "So we finally found each other once more."
"Yeah," Kai smiled.
"I have a present for you, Prince Kyle," Ishizu said. She came to Kai, holding a radiant silver chest. "Only a Child of Ari may use this power."
"I understand," Kai nodded. He took the chest, looking back at Yami. "Ready?"
Yami nodded. "Thank you, Ishizu."
"One last word," Ishizu counseled. "Do not take your foes carelessly. Sarcasm, like postulation, can lead to your disgrace." She watched the boys leave, and turned to another hidden door. "They're gone. You can come out now."
The door opened and an Egyptian man stepped out. "Is it enough?" he asked.
Ishizu touched her Millennium Necklace. "The future is undecided, Shadi. Let us pray that victory comes into the light."