Change of Heart
Chapter 26
Demon Eyes
Summary: Yet another foretaste at the adversaries. It seems that the Goddesses' don't like Marik, and he doesn't seem to have a problem with it. Small tinges for forthcoming chapters.
Abandoned Warehouse...
Jasmine sat on her room, pondering. A knock came to her door. "Enter," she said, not opening her eyes. A figure stood before her. "What's wrong, Vanessa?" She uncrossed her legs, making space for Vanessa.
"Would you stop using your powers on me?" Vanessa asked, sitting next to Jasmine. "Can't you just wait until I told you what's wrong rather than reading my sentiments?"
"When you stop reading my future," Jasmine smiled. "Now... tell me. What's wrong?"
Vanessa sighed. "It's Marik... I don't believe him."
"Oh yeah?"
"Be serious," Vanessa said. "Can I go on?" She didn't wait for a response. "He creeps me out terribly. I'm trying to see him, but its blocked."
"The gray fog?" Jasmine asked.
"No," Vanessa responded. "I'm trying to see what will happen if we win the finals, then I see 'them.'"
"'Them?'" Jasmine asked, starting to be more solemn.
"All I see..." Vanessa said trembling. "Is big, shimmering eyes... it's creepy!" She shook her head. "I don't wanna think about it anymore!"
"Let's talk about something else," Jasmine suggested. "How did your match against Lee go?"
"Aphrodite wins again!" Vanessa cheered. "Venus came out at full force and left Galeon swimming with the fishes... you?"
"I wanna meet Oliver again," Jasmine sighed contentedly. "Our match was superb!"
"Incompetent romantic," Vanessa muttered.
"Am not!" Jasmine cried, pushing Vanessa out of the bed. The two began to laugh.
"Are you two done yet?" The giggling quieted down as Nancy came in. Her eyes no longer held their passionate light. More so, her eyes were misty. "We need to talk."
"You too?" Jasmine sighed. "What's your deal?"
Nancy sat next to Jasmine. "I don't believe or like Marik. There's a secret inside him, and I think it's a mysterious one."
"Do not judge, unless you'll be judged," Jasmine said.
"Come on, Jasmine!" Nancy cried. "There's something malevolent inside him and you know it!"
"You're not even trying to be reasonable, Nancy," Jasmine said tranquilly. "If Trisha loves Marik – "
"That's enough out of all of you!" Tala said. "I'm not gonna force you to change your estimation on Marik... but you don't need to hear about him."
"Tala..." Jasmine began.
"Listen," Tala barged in. He turned to Vanessa and Nancy. "You can't scream at her for not doubting Marik." He turned to Jasmine. "But you can't block out their protests with your own estimation."
"So, who are to say what we can and can't believe?" Vanessa disputed.
"I'm the one that has felt Marik's power," Tala responded. "So listen to my encounter with Marik, and then make your choice."
Early Friday morning...
Odion walked up to Marik's room. He knocked on the door. "Master Marik – "
"I heard them just as you did, Odion," Marik said. "But I really don't care what they think of me."
"But, Master Marik – "Odion began again.
"Actually," Marik began. "It would probably be better for me if they did detest me. They wouldn't be able to face up to me on the dread that I'd injure Trisha." He glanced at Odion. "And no, I wouldn't injure her. So now..." The Millennium Rod glittered. "Jasmine..."
Jasmine shot out of her bed. Her eyes were wide, still holding the images that danced in her mind. 'Three great Beasts...' she thought. 'Each with anger pouring from their eyes...' She laid back again. 'And Marik will be the master of the three.'
Chapter 26
Demon Eyes
Summary: Yet another foretaste at the adversaries. It seems that the Goddesses' don't like Marik, and he doesn't seem to have a problem with it. Small tinges for forthcoming chapters.
Abandoned Warehouse...
Jasmine sat on her room, pondering. A knock came to her door. "Enter," she said, not opening her eyes. A figure stood before her. "What's wrong, Vanessa?" She uncrossed her legs, making space for Vanessa.
"Would you stop using your powers on me?" Vanessa asked, sitting next to Jasmine. "Can't you just wait until I told you what's wrong rather than reading my sentiments?"
"When you stop reading my future," Jasmine smiled. "Now... tell me. What's wrong?"
Vanessa sighed. "It's Marik... I don't believe him."
"Oh yeah?"
"Be serious," Vanessa said. "Can I go on?" She didn't wait for a response. "He creeps me out terribly. I'm trying to see him, but its blocked."
"The gray fog?" Jasmine asked.
"No," Vanessa responded. "I'm trying to see what will happen if we win the finals, then I see 'them.'"
"'Them?'" Jasmine asked, starting to be more solemn.
"All I see..." Vanessa said trembling. "Is big, shimmering eyes... it's creepy!" She shook her head. "I don't wanna think about it anymore!"
"Let's talk about something else," Jasmine suggested. "How did your match against Lee go?"
"Aphrodite wins again!" Vanessa cheered. "Venus came out at full force and left Galeon swimming with the fishes... you?"
"I wanna meet Oliver again," Jasmine sighed contentedly. "Our match was superb!"
"Incompetent romantic," Vanessa muttered.
"Am not!" Jasmine cried, pushing Vanessa out of the bed. The two began to laugh.
"Are you two done yet?" The giggling quieted down as Nancy came in. Her eyes no longer held their passionate light. More so, her eyes were misty. "We need to talk."
"You too?" Jasmine sighed. "What's your deal?"
Nancy sat next to Jasmine. "I don't believe or like Marik. There's a secret inside him, and I think it's a mysterious one."
"Do not judge, unless you'll be judged," Jasmine said.
"Come on, Jasmine!" Nancy cried. "There's something malevolent inside him and you know it!"
"You're not even trying to be reasonable, Nancy," Jasmine said tranquilly. "If Trisha loves Marik – "
"That's enough out of all of you!" Tala said. "I'm not gonna force you to change your estimation on Marik... but you don't need to hear about him."
"Tala..." Jasmine began.
"Listen," Tala barged in. He turned to Vanessa and Nancy. "You can't scream at her for not doubting Marik." He turned to Jasmine. "But you can't block out their protests with your own estimation."
"So, who are to say what we can and can't believe?" Vanessa disputed.
"I'm the one that has felt Marik's power," Tala responded. "So listen to my encounter with Marik, and then make your choice."
Early Friday morning...
Odion walked up to Marik's room. He knocked on the door. "Master Marik – "
"I heard them just as you did, Odion," Marik said. "But I really don't care what they think of me."
"But, Master Marik – "Odion began again.
"Actually," Marik began. "It would probably be better for me if they did detest me. They wouldn't be able to face up to me on the dread that I'd injure Trisha." He glanced at Odion. "And no, I wouldn't injure her. So now..." The Millennium Rod glittered. "Jasmine..."
Jasmine shot out of her bed. Her eyes were wide, still holding the images that danced in her mind. 'Three great Beasts...' she thought. 'Each with anger pouring from their eyes...' She laid back again. 'And Marik will be the master of the three.'