J- Hi, and welcome back to the fifth chapter of "Don't Let Go". I'm really
happy, I've been getting some really good feedback on it, and also, if you
want to be in the story, then just email me at snake_sister12@yahoo.com,
and tell me what you look like, and I can probably put you into the story,
but please note, it will usually only be for one chapter, and I need your
FIRST name in order to do this, so if you want to be in it, then you agree
to letting me use your first name. Also, Kayla will be the only one who is
continuous throughout the story.
Yami J- Screw you guys. I don't care what you think. I'm strawberry.
J- Ok, so maybe the psychologist was wrong...
Yami J- I don't own strawberry Yu-Gi-Ohs
J- WTF?!?!?!? O_o;;;
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As the three teens walked down the alleyway, Kayla started talking.
"To tell you guys the truth, you're going to have to figure out a way to lure your grandpa out of the house for the rest of spring break. Well, that is if you want to be able to find Ryou. It won't take on night, and we'll be lucky if it takes only all of spring break. You see, each night we're going to go a little farther away from this town, so you need to bring supplies, in order to camp. Got it?"
Yugi was awed about how much Kayla knew, and nodded his head. That shook him back to reality. "How are we going to lure Grandpa out of the house?" asked Yugi.
Yami looked over at him, then said slowly, "Well, what if we make a phony get-away card, and then send it to your grandpa, saying he can go to Jamaica or something for free?" Yugi stared at Yami. "Yami, you used to be so down-to-earth! Now you're being so... so different."
Yami replied, "I guess this search for Ryou has shaken me up a little bit."
"Which is why we're here," said Kayla's voice. "So, now, let's get working on that card. It's Tuesday night, his plane can leave tomorrow. Now, in order for it being pre-paid, I have an idea. Follow me."
They walked for about a half-hour. Finally, they stopped at a mansion that had wrought-iron gates with a big K on them. Yugi and Yami gawked.
"How do you propose we get money from *Kaiba*?!?" exclaimed Yami.
"Oh, I went out with him in eighth grade, he'll give me anything," responded Kayla.
"Um, why?" Yugi asked.
"Oh, it's a long story."
They walked towards the gate, Kayla climbed over it easily. When she landed on the other side, she said, "You guys had better stay here, I don't know how much he hates you. Now, how much money will the ticket cost round- trip?"(A/N, I'm using American money.)
"Well, I'd say about, oh, three-hundred dollars? Hah, good luck on getting *that* much from *Kaiba!*" obviously, Yami was a little more up-to-date on airline costs, and a little doubtful about this plan.
"Yami, Kaiba has money to spare, and he's wanted me back ever since I dumped him in eighth. Trust me, I'll get it."
Yugi and Yami watched as Kayla walked up the drive to the front door.
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Kayla's POV:
"Ok, let's see here, I'll tell him I need four-hundred dollars for bills, because my dad just lost his job. Heh heh, charity work," I said to myself as I walked nervously up the walkway to the mansion. Golden lights spilled from many of the windows. I stepped up to the porch, and rang the doorbell. Almost instantly, a maid answered the door.
"What do you want?" she asked me, taking in my dark clothes and long hair.
"I'm here to see Seto Kaiba."
"Do you have an appointment?"
"I'm afraid I don't, but it's important, so let me in."
"No. you have to call and make an appointment."
"Look, lady," I said, reaching down and pulling a pocketknife from a strap around my ankle, "let me in," I continued, holding the knife by her face.
She turned pale, and stepped aside. I didn't plan to ever use that knife, but it's a great way to get something...
Figuring the maid wouldn't be any help, I walked down the hallway and wandered around until I found Kaiba sitting in his room. I knocked on the door, and in response, Kaiba said, "Don't bother me, I'm busy."
To this I replied, "Busy enough to not let me in? Well, ok," I said, and turned around.
The sound of my voice made Kaiba look up from his work. "Kayla! I didn't realize it was you! Come in!"
I smiled to myself, and walked in the room.
"Ok, I'll make it quick. My dad lost his job, and we don't have any money to pay bills. Can I borrow four-hundred dollars?"
"Of course you can! Here, I'll write you a check."
"Oh, the, um, company doesn't accept checks, so I need you to make it cash."
"Sure, sure!" he reached into a drawer, and without taking his eyes off me, counted out four one hundreds. Then he handed them to me, and I stood up to leave.
"Oh, Kayla? One question."
I sighed to myself, thinking he would ask me out again.
"How did you get in here?"
"Oh, your maid let me in. I told her I didn't have an appointment, but she said that was OK."
"Oh. I'd better fire her..." There was a silence, then, "Kayla, will you go out with me again?"
I sighed and walked out of there without replying.
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Third Person:
"Yeah, I got the money, plus one hundred more for expenses like food. Now, let's go to the library, they have a card-maker, and we can probably make our get-away card there."
"Um, Kayla, the library isn't open, it's one o'clock a.m."
"Oh, who says it has to be open in order to get into it?"
Yugi stared, thinking that Kayla knew more than she let on. So, on they walked to the library.
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"Come around back, there's a window that my older sister always leaves open for ventilation. She works here as a librarian," said Kayla.
Yugi wondered what Kayla's sister was like if this was what Kayla was like.
Kayla stood on a nearby dead bush, and hoisted herself into the window. She then helped Yugi and Yami into the dark library.
"OK, we need to go to the second floor in order to get to the card maker. Follow me," said Kayla, leading the way up the rickety stairs.
When they were at the top, Kayla turned left, grabbing a sheet of paper from a printer on the librarian's desk. She put it into the machine, and turned on the contraption.
"Ok, let's see here, red button, green, red again. Ok, the code to boot up the machine. 7-4-4-8-3," muttered Kayla to herself.
Yugi and Yami watched silently as the machine lit up, not asking how Kayla knew the code.
"Alright, now this thing runs on a computer program, it's kinda complicated, so I'll design it and then we'll slip it in with your newspaper or something."
"OK," said Yugi nervously.
Kayla started up the program, and five minutes later, they had made the perfect card. Then, they went outside again, and walked to the airport, which was still open. By then, it was about three a.m.
The three teens walked inside and went to the ticket window to buy the ticket. They had decided that Kayla should do all the talking. She did, and ten minutes later, they had one round-trip ticket to Jamaica, from Wednesday to Sunday, and the plane departs at ten o'clock in the morning.
They all decided to go home, so they could pack for tomorrow. Kayla said she'd bring the tent, and everyone else just needed a sleeping bag, clothes, money, and their bikes, because they couldn't walk to some places.
Kayla said she'll walk them home, just to makes sure they got there OK. By four a.m., they were in the alleyway behind Yugi and Yami's house. They were about to cross over to get to Yugi's window, when there was a rustling in the bushes. They all turned, to see a figure emerging from the green foliage.
"Hello, all. Going somewhere?" said the figure.
"Yes, we are, Trent, now beat it!" said Kayla.
"Nah, I don't think I will. I've been watching you, and you have a lot of money with you. I think I want it," Trent said with a grin on his face, a grin that was contorted by the dull light from a streetlamp. He then stepped in front of their path.
"Move it, Trent, we're not going to give you any of our money," said Kayla, stepping into the light, with made her blonde highlights gleam, and her face was thrown into shadow.
"Oh, yes, you will," replied Trent, and lunged at Kayla.
Kayla sidestepped, and put her thumb and forefinger to her mouth, and whistled, high and shrill.
The bushes started moving once again, but this time, a dog came out, growling, and Kayla said, "Get'm, Bailey."
Bailey's brown, white, and black beagle fur gleamed in the streetlight as she snarled and started snapping her jaws at Trent, who, to put it lightly, turned tail and ran.
By that time, Kayla had whistled again, and Bailey immediately lost her angry appearance, and trotted over to Kayla, who petted her.
"Is that your dog?" asked Yami.
"Yeah, but I let her run free when my parents are away, and she's the best guard dog there is!" replied Kayla.
"Well, we'd better get back to my bedroom," said Yugi.
And with that, Yami and Yugi climbed back into the window, right after agreeing to have Kayla wait for the newspaper, and slip in the card.
As Yugi looked out the window, he saw the first gleam of the sun. Dawn was here. But would their plan work?
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J- Yeah, that's all for this chap, please review, and if you want to be in the story, email me.
Yami J- Screw you guys. I don't care what you think. I'm strawberry.
J- Ok, so maybe the psychologist was wrong...
Yami J- I don't own strawberry Yu-Gi-Ohs
J- WTF?!?!?!? O_o;;;
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
As the three teens walked down the alleyway, Kayla started talking.
"To tell you guys the truth, you're going to have to figure out a way to lure your grandpa out of the house for the rest of spring break. Well, that is if you want to be able to find Ryou. It won't take on night, and we'll be lucky if it takes only all of spring break. You see, each night we're going to go a little farther away from this town, so you need to bring supplies, in order to camp. Got it?"
Yugi was awed about how much Kayla knew, and nodded his head. That shook him back to reality. "How are we going to lure Grandpa out of the house?" asked Yugi.
Yami looked over at him, then said slowly, "Well, what if we make a phony get-away card, and then send it to your grandpa, saying he can go to Jamaica or something for free?" Yugi stared at Yami. "Yami, you used to be so down-to-earth! Now you're being so... so different."
Yami replied, "I guess this search for Ryou has shaken me up a little bit."
"Which is why we're here," said Kayla's voice. "So, now, let's get working on that card. It's Tuesday night, his plane can leave tomorrow. Now, in order for it being pre-paid, I have an idea. Follow me."
They walked for about a half-hour. Finally, they stopped at a mansion that had wrought-iron gates with a big K on them. Yugi and Yami gawked.
"How do you propose we get money from *Kaiba*?!?" exclaimed Yami.
"Oh, I went out with him in eighth grade, he'll give me anything," responded Kayla.
"Um, why?" Yugi asked.
"Oh, it's a long story."
They walked towards the gate, Kayla climbed over it easily. When she landed on the other side, she said, "You guys had better stay here, I don't know how much he hates you. Now, how much money will the ticket cost round- trip?"(A/N, I'm using American money.)
"Well, I'd say about, oh, three-hundred dollars? Hah, good luck on getting *that* much from *Kaiba!*" obviously, Yami was a little more up-to-date on airline costs, and a little doubtful about this plan.
"Yami, Kaiba has money to spare, and he's wanted me back ever since I dumped him in eighth. Trust me, I'll get it."
Yugi and Yami watched as Kayla walked up the drive to the front door.
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Kayla's POV:
"Ok, let's see here, I'll tell him I need four-hundred dollars for bills, because my dad just lost his job. Heh heh, charity work," I said to myself as I walked nervously up the walkway to the mansion. Golden lights spilled from many of the windows. I stepped up to the porch, and rang the doorbell. Almost instantly, a maid answered the door.
"What do you want?" she asked me, taking in my dark clothes and long hair.
"I'm here to see Seto Kaiba."
"Do you have an appointment?"
"I'm afraid I don't, but it's important, so let me in."
"No. you have to call and make an appointment."
"Look, lady," I said, reaching down and pulling a pocketknife from a strap around my ankle, "let me in," I continued, holding the knife by her face.
She turned pale, and stepped aside. I didn't plan to ever use that knife, but it's a great way to get something...
Figuring the maid wouldn't be any help, I walked down the hallway and wandered around until I found Kaiba sitting in his room. I knocked on the door, and in response, Kaiba said, "Don't bother me, I'm busy."
To this I replied, "Busy enough to not let me in? Well, ok," I said, and turned around.
The sound of my voice made Kaiba look up from his work. "Kayla! I didn't realize it was you! Come in!"
I smiled to myself, and walked in the room.
"Ok, I'll make it quick. My dad lost his job, and we don't have any money to pay bills. Can I borrow four-hundred dollars?"
"Of course you can! Here, I'll write you a check."
"Oh, the, um, company doesn't accept checks, so I need you to make it cash."
"Sure, sure!" he reached into a drawer, and without taking his eyes off me, counted out four one hundreds. Then he handed them to me, and I stood up to leave.
"Oh, Kayla? One question."
I sighed to myself, thinking he would ask me out again.
"How did you get in here?"
"Oh, your maid let me in. I told her I didn't have an appointment, but she said that was OK."
"Oh. I'd better fire her..." There was a silence, then, "Kayla, will you go out with me again?"
I sighed and walked out of there without replying.
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Third Person:
"Yeah, I got the money, plus one hundred more for expenses like food. Now, let's go to the library, they have a card-maker, and we can probably make our get-away card there."
"Um, Kayla, the library isn't open, it's one o'clock a.m."
"Oh, who says it has to be open in order to get into it?"
Yugi stared, thinking that Kayla knew more than she let on. So, on they walked to the library.
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"Come around back, there's a window that my older sister always leaves open for ventilation. She works here as a librarian," said Kayla.
Yugi wondered what Kayla's sister was like if this was what Kayla was like.
Kayla stood on a nearby dead bush, and hoisted herself into the window. She then helped Yugi and Yami into the dark library.
"OK, we need to go to the second floor in order to get to the card maker. Follow me," said Kayla, leading the way up the rickety stairs.
When they were at the top, Kayla turned left, grabbing a sheet of paper from a printer on the librarian's desk. She put it into the machine, and turned on the contraption.
"Ok, let's see here, red button, green, red again. Ok, the code to boot up the machine. 7-4-4-8-3," muttered Kayla to herself.
Yugi and Yami watched silently as the machine lit up, not asking how Kayla knew the code.
"Alright, now this thing runs on a computer program, it's kinda complicated, so I'll design it and then we'll slip it in with your newspaper or something."
"OK," said Yugi nervously.
Kayla started up the program, and five minutes later, they had made the perfect card. Then, they went outside again, and walked to the airport, which was still open. By then, it was about three a.m.
The three teens walked inside and went to the ticket window to buy the ticket. They had decided that Kayla should do all the talking. She did, and ten minutes later, they had one round-trip ticket to Jamaica, from Wednesday to Sunday, and the plane departs at ten o'clock in the morning.
They all decided to go home, so they could pack for tomorrow. Kayla said she'd bring the tent, and everyone else just needed a sleeping bag, clothes, money, and their bikes, because they couldn't walk to some places.
Kayla said she'll walk them home, just to makes sure they got there OK. By four a.m., they were in the alleyway behind Yugi and Yami's house. They were about to cross over to get to Yugi's window, when there was a rustling in the bushes. They all turned, to see a figure emerging from the green foliage.
"Hello, all. Going somewhere?" said the figure.
"Yes, we are, Trent, now beat it!" said Kayla.
"Nah, I don't think I will. I've been watching you, and you have a lot of money with you. I think I want it," Trent said with a grin on his face, a grin that was contorted by the dull light from a streetlamp. He then stepped in front of their path.
"Move it, Trent, we're not going to give you any of our money," said Kayla, stepping into the light, with made her blonde highlights gleam, and her face was thrown into shadow.
"Oh, yes, you will," replied Trent, and lunged at Kayla.
Kayla sidestepped, and put her thumb and forefinger to her mouth, and whistled, high and shrill.
The bushes started moving once again, but this time, a dog came out, growling, and Kayla said, "Get'm, Bailey."
Bailey's brown, white, and black beagle fur gleamed in the streetlight as she snarled and started snapping her jaws at Trent, who, to put it lightly, turned tail and ran.
By that time, Kayla had whistled again, and Bailey immediately lost her angry appearance, and trotted over to Kayla, who petted her.
"Is that your dog?" asked Yami.
"Yeah, but I let her run free when my parents are away, and she's the best guard dog there is!" replied Kayla.
"Well, we'd better get back to my bedroom," said Yugi.
And with that, Yami and Yugi climbed back into the window, right after agreeing to have Kayla wait for the newspaper, and slip in the card.
As Yugi looked out the window, he saw the first gleam of the sun. Dawn was here. But would their plan work?
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J- Yeah, that's all for this chap, please review, and if you want to be in the story, email me.