Chapter nine: More Beatings and a Confession
As soon as Mary-Jane entered the front door to her house, she knew her father was waiting for her. To beat the living tar out of her again for what was; she had lost count of all the beatings that she had received in her life. The numbers just kept growing and growing...
She felt an arm pull her hand and throw her into a nearby wall. She tried to take in some air, but didn't have the time for her father punched her in the stomach. M-J felt tears coming to her eyes, but would not show them.
Her body was lifted up from the ground and she was thrown on the stairs. She hit her ankle on one of the corners of the stair making it twist. She bit her lip because the pains were too much. Yet she knew she had to be strong. If she couldn't take a bit of pain, what would she do when it came to protecting the Millennium Scarab?
Soon afterwards, her father felt satisfied at the pain he had given his daughter. Mary-Jane's ankle was too twisted for her to walk on it, but she still wouldn't give up. Since she knew very well all the medical procedures she could know, M-J simply made her way to the bathroom were she found her first-aid kit.
Bringing it back to her room, she took out some elastic bandage and began to fix it around her twisted ankle. Little did she know that Marikku had been watching the hole seen from the outside of the house. Excellent! Now that she can't walk, it shouldn't be too hard to kidnap her. Again. She still fights good. I wonder why she didn't fight back. Oh well. Not my problem. I'm just here for my own reasons...he thought leaving her and going back to his mansion.
When she was done bandaging her ankle, M-J put the first-aid kit under her bed because she couldn't walk all the way back to the bathroom, she needed to lay of her ankle for the rest of the night if she didn't wait Yami and the gang to get worried about where she was the next school day.
By the end of the night, she had managed to sleep even if her ankle was causing her pain. She did spend part of the night in her bed thinking about Marik, Marikku, Yami, and the gang not knowing what to make of them all.
Morning soon came and Mary-Jane got out of her bed, limped to the bathroom, took a shower, got dressed and then limped out of her house. As she walked to school, she could feel the pain and felt like giving up every minute.
As she got to school, she noticed Yami, Yugi and the rest of the gang waiting...for her!? When Joey saw her he told the gang who turned around to greet her, but when they did turn around, M-J had ran in the school not wanting to talk to the gang or anybody for the matter. When she was in school her ankle was hurting her even more. Great! Oh Ra, why did I have to run in the school? The pain is really nothing to be taking likely. Now how am I going to make it throw the day? she thought.
Soon after the bell rang and everybody began to get to the different classes they had. Unluckily for her, she had gym first period as did Yugi and she knew that Yami would watch throw his aibou's eyes. Not wanting to be thought of a weak person, she got dressed in the gym uniform and went in the gym trying to think up a good story for the limping.
"Hey M-J! What have you been up to? Asked Yugi
-Um, nothing much I guess. Why do you ask?
-No reason. Hey look, the gym teacher is going to start the class lets go! he said"
"Ok you guys and girls, I need someone to demonstrate some summersaults and such. Who wants to give it a try, asked the teacher in a rather happy manner.
-Why Mary-Jane why don't you come up here and demonstrate?
-I can't sir. See my-
-I don't want to hear it! Get up here and demonstrate. Now! He said in a loud voice."
M-J slowly got up and went to the other side of the gym, took a deep breath and ran for a summersault. BANG! Without warning, a scream was heard and the students had all gathered around the person to see what happened.
"What happened here? The gym teacher asked
-Nothing, um, nothing at all sir. May I please be excused, asked Mary-Jane clutching her ankle, a pained expression on her face, tears forming in her eyes.
-Yes you may, but only for this time. Yugi, please go with Mary-Jane and make sure she doesn't broke something
-Yes sir I will, answered Yugi."
AS they were walking down the hall to the nurse's office, Yami decided to take control of Yugi (with his permission) and talk to M-J to break the silence.
"Mary-Jane, how did you sprain your ankle like that? he asked
-Didn't you see in gym class? When I did that summersault I didn't land in the right position so it twisted, she said not looking up at Yami who she knew would find out about what truly happened.
-I do not believe you. You were somewhat limping today, but I didn't think much of it at the beginning. You know you can tell me what's wrong, I can help you throw it, he said putting a hand on her shoulder
-Listen Yami, I don't need your help. I'm fine the way things are! Why do you even want to help me? Just stop it, ok? I don't need people helping me; she trailed then ran off leaving Yami stunned."
The rest of the day had passed by slowly and painfully for M-J who tried her best to avoid Yami and the gang, but it was no use. When the bell rang, Yami said his good-byes to his friends and waited for Mary-Jane outside of the school. M-J made her schoolbag then limped all the way to the front doors of the school because all the running she had done had only brought more pain to her ankle.
As soon as M-J left school for her house, Yami came beside her. He decided that he should say something.
"I'm sorry if I have said something inconvenient today, I just want to know what happens to you when you are not in school.
-Why do you want to know? Why do you even care what happens to me? she asked in a low voice
-Friends watch out for friends, he stated
-I never had friends before... Ok, I'll tell you what you want to know, but you have to promise that you won't repeat this to anyone except for Yugi.
-Done"
They passed by a park and Mary-Jane had gone into what was basically the story of her life: the Millennium Scarab, her sister Lalany, her mother, her father, Marik, Marikku, the person who grabbed her, the powers that she had been mastering for about 11 years, etc.
By the end of her story, she could tell that Yami had a pained look on his face even without looking at him. She had just told her story to someone she had barely met, but somehow M-J felt like she could trust somebody and that it was much better once you have things in the open...
Yami walked Mary-Jane home and they talked all he way there. It's really nice to had a friend to whom I can talk to, she thought. Soon after, they had reached her house and Yami gave her one last sentence:
"If you even need something, you can always count of my and Yugi's support."
For what seemed to be the first time, Mary-Jane was actually happy when she entered her house.
So people, did you like it? I'm kinda in a little writer's block so I REALLY need your reviews. Send them in! I always take the advice. Have a nice what's-left-of spring break! Ja'ne
As soon as Mary-Jane entered the front door to her house, she knew her father was waiting for her. To beat the living tar out of her again for what was; she had lost count of all the beatings that she had received in her life. The numbers just kept growing and growing...
She felt an arm pull her hand and throw her into a nearby wall. She tried to take in some air, but didn't have the time for her father punched her in the stomach. M-J felt tears coming to her eyes, but would not show them.
Her body was lifted up from the ground and she was thrown on the stairs. She hit her ankle on one of the corners of the stair making it twist. She bit her lip because the pains were too much. Yet she knew she had to be strong. If she couldn't take a bit of pain, what would she do when it came to protecting the Millennium Scarab?
Soon afterwards, her father felt satisfied at the pain he had given his daughter. Mary-Jane's ankle was too twisted for her to walk on it, but she still wouldn't give up. Since she knew very well all the medical procedures she could know, M-J simply made her way to the bathroom were she found her first-aid kit.
Bringing it back to her room, she took out some elastic bandage and began to fix it around her twisted ankle. Little did she know that Marikku had been watching the hole seen from the outside of the house. Excellent! Now that she can't walk, it shouldn't be too hard to kidnap her. Again. She still fights good. I wonder why she didn't fight back. Oh well. Not my problem. I'm just here for my own reasons...he thought leaving her and going back to his mansion.
When she was done bandaging her ankle, M-J put the first-aid kit under her bed because she couldn't walk all the way back to the bathroom, she needed to lay of her ankle for the rest of the night if she didn't wait Yami and the gang to get worried about where she was the next school day.
By the end of the night, she had managed to sleep even if her ankle was causing her pain. She did spend part of the night in her bed thinking about Marik, Marikku, Yami, and the gang not knowing what to make of them all.
Morning soon came and Mary-Jane got out of her bed, limped to the bathroom, took a shower, got dressed and then limped out of her house. As she walked to school, she could feel the pain and felt like giving up every minute.
As she got to school, she noticed Yami, Yugi and the rest of the gang waiting...for her!? When Joey saw her he told the gang who turned around to greet her, but when they did turn around, M-J had ran in the school not wanting to talk to the gang or anybody for the matter. When she was in school her ankle was hurting her even more. Great! Oh Ra, why did I have to run in the school? The pain is really nothing to be taking likely. Now how am I going to make it throw the day? she thought.
Soon after the bell rang and everybody began to get to the different classes they had. Unluckily for her, she had gym first period as did Yugi and she knew that Yami would watch throw his aibou's eyes. Not wanting to be thought of a weak person, she got dressed in the gym uniform and went in the gym trying to think up a good story for the limping.
"Hey M-J! What have you been up to? Asked Yugi
-Um, nothing much I guess. Why do you ask?
-No reason. Hey look, the gym teacher is going to start the class lets go! he said"
"Ok you guys and girls, I need someone to demonstrate some summersaults and such. Who wants to give it a try, asked the teacher in a rather happy manner.
-Why Mary-Jane why don't you come up here and demonstrate?
-I can't sir. See my-
-I don't want to hear it! Get up here and demonstrate. Now! He said in a loud voice."
M-J slowly got up and went to the other side of the gym, took a deep breath and ran for a summersault. BANG! Without warning, a scream was heard and the students had all gathered around the person to see what happened.
"What happened here? The gym teacher asked
-Nothing, um, nothing at all sir. May I please be excused, asked Mary-Jane clutching her ankle, a pained expression on her face, tears forming in her eyes.
-Yes you may, but only for this time. Yugi, please go with Mary-Jane and make sure she doesn't broke something
-Yes sir I will, answered Yugi."
AS they were walking down the hall to the nurse's office, Yami decided to take control of Yugi (with his permission) and talk to M-J to break the silence.
"Mary-Jane, how did you sprain your ankle like that? he asked
-Didn't you see in gym class? When I did that summersault I didn't land in the right position so it twisted, she said not looking up at Yami who she knew would find out about what truly happened.
-I do not believe you. You were somewhat limping today, but I didn't think much of it at the beginning. You know you can tell me what's wrong, I can help you throw it, he said putting a hand on her shoulder
-Listen Yami, I don't need your help. I'm fine the way things are! Why do you even want to help me? Just stop it, ok? I don't need people helping me; she trailed then ran off leaving Yami stunned."
The rest of the day had passed by slowly and painfully for M-J who tried her best to avoid Yami and the gang, but it was no use. When the bell rang, Yami said his good-byes to his friends and waited for Mary-Jane outside of the school. M-J made her schoolbag then limped all the way to the front doors of the school because all the running she had done had only brought more pain to her ankle.
As soon as M-J left school for her house, Yami came beside her. He decided that he should say something.
"I'm sorry if I have said something inconvenient today, I just want to know what happens to you when you are not in school.
-Why do you want to know? Why do you even care what happens to me? she asked in a low voice
-Friends watch out for friends, he stated
-I never had friends before... Ok, I'll tell you what you want to know, but you have to promise that you won't repeat this to anyone except for Yugi.
-Done"
They passed by a park and Mary-Jane had gone into what was basically the story of her life: the Millennium Scarab, her sister Lalany, her mother, her father, Marik, Marikku, the person who grabbed her, the powers that she had been mastering for about 11 years, etc.
By the end of her story, she could tell that Yami had a pained look on his face even without looking at him. She had just told her story to someone she had barely met, but somehow M-J felt like she could trust somebody and that it was much better once you have things in the open...
Yami walked Mary-Jane home and they talked all he way there. It's really nice to had a friend to whom I can talk to, she thought. Soon after, they had reached her house and Yami gave her one last sentence:
"If you even need something, you can always count of my and Yugi's support."
For what seemed to be the first time, Mary-Jane was actually happy when she entered her house.
So people, did you like it? I'm kinda in a little writer's block so I REALLY need your reviews. Send them in! I always take the advice. Have a nice what's-left-of spring break! Ja'ne