Chapter 6
Schedule:
6:00 - 7:30am = Physical Training
Joey and Tristan
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7:30 - 8:15am = Martial Arts
Seto Kaiba
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5:00 - 5:30pm = Fit up and Preparation
Taia
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5:30 - 6:30pm = Magic Training
Yami, Yu-Gi and Marick
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7:00 - 8:00pm = Weapons
Nirvana
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8:00 - 9:00pm = Meditation
Marick
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9:00 - 9:30pm - Duel Monsters
Yu-Gi
~~~
I stared at Seto.
"Uh . . . . no?" He sighed.
"Never mind." He walked away. I stared.
"The hell was that about?"
~~~
"Class, welcome your new exchange student for the week." The teacher said, gag me. This was a movie I swear, and the writer was a cheesy novice. I was standing in front to the classroom. Seto was reading a book, he ignored me the whole time, wonder what that was about. Yu-Gi and the gang were watching me with all their attention. Joey was smirking, Taia was grinning crazily, Tristan was absorbed by . . . . . something . . . . Yu-Gi was smiling politely. I noticed Bakura right off. He was smiling nicely at me, his eyes normal and friendly. I was sat next to him, Yu-Gi on my other side.
"Hello. It's nice to see you again." He said in a cheerful voice. This was probably the good side. I smiled.
"It's nice to see you too Bakura." I wasn't going to make him fell bad because of that spirit, I'd just have to keep my guard up is all. Yu-Gi, it seemed, was a little on edge as well. First class went well. It was science, and that was my best subject. La was next, that was my second best. Then it was a short break before math. My worst subject, yeesh. We were sitting in the classroom and everyone was talking. Seto sat next to me in a vacated desk.
"I think it's time we teach you duel monsters. Since we have time." He said smiling lightly, eyes full of mischief. I groaned. Yu-Gi handed me a deck. I stared.
"Whose is this?"
"Mine. I'm just letting you borrow it for now." Yu-Gi replied. I carefully flipped through the cards.
"Dark magician, natch." I said with a grin. "Polymerization . . . . . . Umi . . . . . . . ." The list went on. I stopped at one card and gaped.
"Um . . . . . . . . Yu-Gi?" I asked softly, slightly scared. He looked at me.
"Yes?"
"Why do you have the Egyptian god cards?!" I slightly yelled. Yu-Gi grabbed the card out of my hand.
"That's not supposed to be in there!" I glared.
"Well it is. Why do YOU have it?!" I yelled. Then smacked myself on the head.
"Right, you are the pharaoh, pharaoh has rights to these cards. My bad." He gaped.
"How do you know about this?!" I shrugged.
"I just know. You don't want to know how." Yami took over and glared.
"Yes I do." I sighed.
"Um . . . . . . well . . . . . . how do I say this?" I asked no one but myself. Joey was looking at me along with Taia and Tristan. I sighed again.
"Okay." The next words came out in a tumbled rush. "In my world on TV there's a series based on you guys that shows your adventures such as Duelist kingdom, the virtual reality world and the Duel city tournament. Each person I've met is a main character or a side character!" I yelled out. Silence. I opened my eyes and peeked around, everyone was staring at me. I blushed.
"Eh heh . . . . . just a play rehearsal!" I said calmly. The class went back to talking. I sighed. Yami sighed.
"You're right. I don't think I wanted to know that." I stared. Then shook my head.
"Um . . . . hey Yami?"
"Hmm?"
"Why do you trust Nirvana." I asked softly. He smiled.
"Because you do." I gaped.
"What?!" I squeaked out. Yami smiled.
"Well, it's obvious that you trust him, and if you trust him, let's just say I'm not that skeptical." Yami said and switched back to Yu-Gi. I stared.
"Is my opinion that important?" Yu-Gi smiled at me.
"We trust you Kari. What more do you need?" I stared, then smiled.
"Thanks Yu-Gi. For being my friend."
~~~
I seriously think my lines are somewhat retarded. Now you're probably wondering what the heck happened to Marick. Well he's somewhere around Domino, probably wondering if he should send those kids to the shadow realm, of those kids by the fountain. Decisions, decisions.
***
Marick walked around town wondering
'Should I send those kids to the shadow realm, or those kids? Decisions, decisions.' (A/N: Cheesy, yes I know. LEAVE ME ALONE!!) He wandered around until he bumped into someone. Looking up he glared.
"And what pray tell . . . ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" He demanded.
"YOU?!" She demanded. Mai was glaring at Marick.
"Great. It's the stupid love of Joey." Mai glared.
"Shut it you stupid little prick." Marick glared.
"Why you little-"
(A/N: Let's leave these two to do . . . . . . . uh . . . . . . whatever. Hoping they will leave the town intact.)
~~~
School was over and we were trotting back to Yu-Gi's house. As soon as we dropped off our school stuff, and finished our homework, Taia practically DRAGGED me out the door. Within seconds she was rifling through the racks of clothes. I was standing a few feet away, somewhat scared. Yu-Gi saw my face and nodded.
"Yeah, she's always like this when clothes are around. That and shoes." I stared a few feet away where Taia was now going through skirts. Oh crap.
"I won't wear a SKIRT!!" I yelled out. Yu-Gi snickered.
"I don't think you have a choice." I glared. Then went over to pick my way through the clothes. Five minutes later I came back with an assortment of garments in my arms. Yu-Gi stared.
"Um, what's those?" I smiled.
"My own choices." I said calmly. A black shit with a pair of lean black pants made of some shiny material. A long jacket that had no arms and was a light gray which reached my ankles. It wasn't white or anything like Kaiba's, it's only ornament was a metal twisted square belt sown into the waist line of the vest. I had two black wrist bands and some biker gloves for training, it left the tips of the finger and a small square on the back of my hands show.
"No skirts?" Joey asked snickering. I glared. Taia came back with a miniature mountain in her arms. I shit you not.
"Alright! Let's get changed." She said gesturing over to the doors while dumping the clothes in Yu-Gi, Tristan, and Joey's arms. I sighed.
~~~
Deciding to humor Taia I changed into the outfits she had chosen, when I saw one I gulped.
"Oh crap. TAIA!!" I yelled. She looked in and saw the one I had in my hands. She smiled.
"Nice isn't it?" I glared.
"NO PINK!!" I yelled. She sighed.
"Alright." She took out all the pink, then shut the door. I sighed. 5 minutes later I walked out. She smiled.
"Picked them?" I nodded, a very small pile in my arms. Most were blue, black and red. The other's were left to sit on the bench. She sighed.
"C'mon. Let's go pay." She said somewhat disappointed. I sighed. Guilt trip. AGAIN!! Walking up to the cash register I paid for all my clothes, Taia, who said she was going to pay got distracted by an article of clothing giving me the chance to pay.
~~~
"Dodge it." Yami said smiling malevolently. I ducked and the spell grazed my head. I growled.
"I hate you all." Yami, and Marick were with me in an empty playground. Thinking that my first lesson was to dodge spells, that be a whole lot of fun.
"You can't learn to cast spells until your mind is in order. Till then, you'll be dodging and learning to hold your will again magic." Yami said calmly. I growled.
"Damn you."
~~~
Changing into my new set of clothes I grinned. Black jeans along with a brown belt fitted nicely with the black tank top and the gloves on my arms. They were like my biker gloves, they let the finger tips show, but reached all the way up to my shoulders. They also had some sort of leather built into the knuckles' area. Stepping out I sighed. Nirvana was waiting for me with a grin.
"Ready?" He asked. I sighed. Ready? When was one ready top be speared with a sword? Oh well. I grinned.
"Yep." I said. Nirvana tossed me a sword. I caught it, or at least, I tried, I fumbled it and it clattered to the ground. He grinned.
"Your sword will do much better in your hand Miss Kari." He said with a smirk. I growled.
"I KNOW that! And stop calling me Miss! It's just Kari." I picked the sword up and nearly tripped over with the weight of it.
"What the-?! How much does this thing weigh?!" I demanded. Nirvana grinned.
"Only about 15 pounds." He said smiling, and slinging his own sword over his shoulder like it weighed nothing. I grunted.
"Show off."
~~~
8:00 rolled around, I walked in wincing. I had a large gash on my leg, just a skim thankfully. But it hurt like HELL!! Marick stepped out in front of me.
"Ready?" I groaned. He lead me off to the backyard, there was lots of noise here. I winced.
"How will I learn to meditate here with so much noise?!" I demanded. Marick grinned.
"That's the point. To learn to function under noise and ignore what you don't want to hear, and hear only what you want." He smiled. "Meditation also helps your mind to react faster. Making you more hard to hit in combat." I sighed.
"Okay. What do I do?" I asked calmly. He told me to sit down which I did promptly. He told me to calm my mind and empty it.
"Easier said then done. No problem emptying it, it's just keeping it empty for over an hour." He growled.
"Stop talking. Empty your mind and block all the noise except for my voice." I obeyed. Small things kept happening. Like someone would come out and talk in loud voices, or drop a garbage can, or a cat would yell out. My arm would itch, my neck would hurt, the list went on and on. Each time I twitched I got a thwack on the head. Each time a thought entered my head I got a thwack.
"You're reading my mind aren't you?" I demanded. Marick smiled.
"Yes. Including your thoughts about me." I blushed.
"I hate you." I sighed. I admit, Marick is cute in my eyes. So was Bakura, but having someone attack you can kinda turn you off. I growled and tried again.
~~~
"You can officially only play one monster a turn. Certain cards may let you play more then one in one turn." Yu-Gi ranted on and on. I was finding it difficult to pay attention. What with being up and 6 and all. 9:30 rolled around and I took a bath. Yu-Gi had to rap on the door frequently to keep me from drowning. When 10-o-clock came I was in bed and just lying there.. Nirvana smiled at me. Walking in slowly, he sat on the bed next to me and brushed a few bangs out of my face. I smiled.
"Good night." I mumbled. Nirvana smiled.
"Good nigh Kari." He grinned and vanished in a light shower of sparkles. (A/N: Don't kill me please.) I was asleep in seconds.
***
Yu-Gi and the others sat outside.
"She did pretty good for a first timer actually." Marick said calmly. Yami nodded.
"I agree. She dodge a lot more then I expected her to." Joey smiled.
"Yeah, she's pretty good." Tristan fought off a yawn.
"Well I won't say anything about her fashion choice. But oh well." The group smiled. Yu-Gi turned to Marick.
"Where are you staying tonight?" He asked. Marick grinned.
"Around." He grinned and walked out the door. Seto sighed.
"Well. Tomorrow she goes back to that house doesn't she?" Yu-Gi nodded.
"It's up to her though." Seto sighed.
"See you tomorrow Yu-Gi. Joey." He said and walked out. Joey gaped.
"Did he just call me JOEY?!"
~~~
The next day was pretty much the same. I don't know if I did better, or worse. The bruises kept at me. By the second day in my session with Nirvana, I was tiring quickly. He noticed it.
"Go to bed. We can catch up tomorrow." He ordered. I shook my head.
"Forget it. I'm fine." He tilted his head slightly.
"You need to rest Kari." I shook my head defiantly again. He sighed, and waved a hand. I rolled away, dodging the sleep spell. He growled.
"If I have to force you to sleep, I will." I growled, my vision began to double.
"I . . . . . . . can . . . . . .still . . . .fight!" I said in desperation. Too late, I passed out.
***
"Oh shit!" Nirvana swore loudly. "Seto! Yu-Gi, guys get out here!" The group came out in a rush. Seto kneeled down next to Hikari.
"Damn, she wore herself out didn't she?" He asked calmly. Seto sighed and picked her up. He walked into
the house, the whole gang following. As Seto sat her down on the bed, he heard in indistinguishable mutter. He did however translate a few words.
"I'm . . . . . .fine." Seto snickered.
"I'm sure." He covered her up with the sheets and muttered.
"Night."
Walking out of the room he heard a snippet of Yu-Gi's and Nirvana conversation.
"She pushed herself to her limit. If I had kept her going she might have injured her self.
"We'll give her a day off tomorrow. Then resume on Thursday. Remind me to take her over to her new house. She might want to stay there." Nirvana nodded.
"Okay." Seto sighed. Why did he insist on helping Hikari? Why did he feel so protective
of her? (A/N: He's falling in love and he doesn't even know it. How sad.)
~!~
I don't even know why I'm here. I shouldn't be here at all! I sighed and trudged out the front door. Getting into the waiting limo I slammed the door. My phone rang.
"Kaiba." I said in to the receiver.
"I hope you hate her." A voice said into the phone. I stiffened.
"What?!" I demanded.
"By midnight tonight. She will be gone." It said and a click told Seto the line had gone dead. He stared at the phone, panicking. Yelling at the driver he said
"Turn around!"
"I can't do that Kaiba." The driver said quietly. Seto glared.
"Do it or I'll-" The driver turned and looked Seto in the eye. Seto's eyes widened. The man's eyes were hollow and empty.
"Your item let's you control someone's mind. Mine let's me control their soul." The man said in a hollow voice. Seto lurched for the car door. The man smiled as Seto tried to open it.
"It's locked. She's gone Kaiba. And so are you." He said and raised a gun. Seto gaped, eyes wide. The last thing he heard was the bang.
***
Yami was thinking in the corner of his mind when suddenly something slammed into him. Nirvana snapped his head to look at the door. He ran forward, eyes wide. He slammed his shoulder into the door. Nothing.
"KARI!! Open the door KARI!!" He screamed. Everyone came out to look, Tristan ran over.
"Nirvana! What's wrong?!" Yami sensed something, he took over Yu-Gi's body and slammed his shoulder into the door as well. Nirvana yelled.
"KARI!!" Inside the room, Kari stirred. She woke slowly. Opening her eye a bit she yawned.
"Nirvana wha-?" She stared up and her eyes widened.
Outside Nirvana heard her voice.
"OPEN THE DOOR!" He yelled panicked. Nothing. Suddenly a shrill cry came out.
"NIRVANA!!" Then . . . . . there were sounds of scuffling. A light flashed brightly, the gang could see it from under the doorway. As Nirvana stepped back, arms covering his eyes he yelled out
"KARI!!" Inside the man held his hand over Kari's mouth who struggled wildly. He grabbed the necklace around her neck.
"Don't want that spirit following us." He said smiling, he crushed it in his fist. Outside Nirvana suddenly paled.
"K-!" He never finished, in a split second he was gone. As the dragon necklace was destroyed, so was he. Yami gaped.
"Nirvana!" He yelled. Nothing. "NIRVANA!!" Still nothing, silence took the hallway. The door to Yu- Gi's room suddenly opened. Yami ran in.
"Kari?! KARI!!" he stared around, the only thing he saw was the broken remains of the necklace, and a small spot of blood on the carpet next to it.
Disclaimer: I only own the you know whos in this story. LAY OFF!!
Schedule:
6:00 - 7:30am = Physical Training
Joey and Tristan
~
7:30 - 8:15am = Martial Arts
Seto Kaiba
~
5:00 - 5:30pm = Fit up and Preparation
Taia
~
5:30 - 6:30pm = Magic Training
Yami, Yu-Gi and Marick
~
7:00 - 8:00pm = Weapons
Nirvana
~
8:00 - 9:00pm = Meditation
Marick
~
9:00 - 9:30pm - Duel Monsters
Yu-Gi
~~~
I stared at Seto.
"Uh . . . . no?" He sighed.
"Never mind." He walked away. I stared.
"The hell was that about?"
~~~
"Class, welcome your new exchange student for the week." The teacher said, gag me. This was a movie I swear, and the writer was a cheesy novice. I was standing in front to the classroom. Seto was reading a book, he ignored me the whole time, wonder what that was about. Yu-Gi and the gang were watching me with all their attention. Joey was smirking, Taia was grinning crazily, Tristan was absorbed by . . . . . something . . . . Yu-Gi was smiling politely. I noticed Bakura right off. He was smiling nicely at me, his eyes normal and friendly. I was sat next to him, Yu-Gi on my other side.
"Hello. It's nice to see you again." He said in a cheerful voice. This was probably the good side. I smiled.
"It's nice to see you too Bakura." I wasn't going to make him fell bad because of that spirit, I'd just have to keep my guard up is all. Yu-Gi, it seemed, was a little on edge as well. First class went well. It was science, and that was my best subject. La was next, that was my second best. Then it was a short break before math. My worst subject, yeesh. We were sitting in the classroom and everyone was talking. Seto sat next to me in a vacated desk.
"I think it's time we teach you duel monsters. Since we have time." He said smiling lightly, eyes full of mischief. I groaned. Yu-Gi handed me a deck. I stared.
"Whose is this?"
"Mine. I'm just letting you borrow it for now." Yu-Gi replied. I carefully flipped through the cards.
"Dark magician, natch." I said with a grin. "Polymerization . . . . . . Umi . . . . . . . ." The list went on. I stopped at one card and gaped.
"Um . . . . . . . . Yu-Gi?" I asked softly, slightly scared. He looked at me.
"Yes?"
"Why do you have the Egyptian god cards?!" I slightly yelled. Yu-Gi grabbed the card out of my hand.
"That's not supposed to be in there!" I glared.
"Well it is. Why do YOU have it?!" I yelled. Then smacked myself on the head.
"Right, you are the pharaoh, pharaoh has rights to these cards. My bad." He gaped.
"How do you know about this?!" I shrugged.
"I just know. You don't want to know how." Yami took over and glared.
"Yes I do." I sighed.
"Um . . . . . . well . . . . . . how do I say this?" I asked no one but myself. Joey was looking at me along with Taia and Tristan. I sighed again.
"Okay." The next words came out in a tumbled rush. "In my world on TV there's a series based on you guys that shows your adventures such as Duelist kingdom, the virtual reality world and the Duel city tournament. Each person I've met is a main character or a side character!" I yelled out. Silence. I opened my eyes and peeked around, everyone was staring at me. I blushed.
"Eh heh . . . . . just a play rehearsal!" I said calmly. The class went back to talking. I sighed. Yami sighed.
"You're right. I don't think I wanted to know that." I stared. Then shook my head.
"Um . . . . hey Yami?"
"Hmm?"
"Why do you trust Nirvana." I asked softly. He smiled.
"Because you do." I gaped.
"What?!" I squeaked out. Yami smiled.
"Well, it's obvious that you trust him, and if you trust him, let's just say I'm not that skeptical." Yami said and switched back to Yu-Gi. I stared.
"Is my opinion that important?" Yu-Gi smiled at me.
"We trust you Kari. What more do you need?" I stared, then smiled.
"Thanks Yu-Gi. For being my friend."
~~~
I seriously think my lines are somewhat retarded. Now you're probably wondering what the heck happened to Marick. Well he's somewhere around Domino, probably wondering if he should send those kids to the shadow realm, of those kids by the fountain. Decisions, decisions.
***
Marick walked around town wondering
'Should I send those kids to the shadow realm, or those kids? Decisions, decisions.' (A/N: Cheesy, yes I know. LEAVE ME ALONE!!) He wandered around until he bumped into someone. Looking up he glared.
"And what pray tell . . . ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" He demanded.
"YOU?!" She demanded. Mai was glaring at Marick.
"Great. It's the stupid love of Joey." Mai glared.
"Shut it you stupid little prick." Marick glared.
"Why you little-"
(A/N: Let's leave these two to do . . . . . . . uh . . . . . . whatever. Hoping they will leave the town intact.)
~~~
School was over and we were trotting back to Yu-Gi's house. As soon as we dropped off our school stuff, and finished our homework, Taia practically DRAGGED me out the door. Within seconds she was rifling through the racks of clothes. I was standing a few feet away, somewhat scared. Yu-Gi saw my face and nodded.
"Yeah, she's always like this when clothes are around. That and shoes." I stared a few feet away where Taia was now going through skirts. Oh crap.
"I won't wear a SKIRT!!" I yelled out. Yu-Gi snickered.
"I don't think you have a choice." I glared. Then went over to pick my way through the clothes. Five minutes later I came back with an assortment of garments in my arms. Yu-Gi stared.
"Um, what's those?" I smiled.
"My own choices." I said calmly. A black shit with a pair of lean black pants made of some shiny material. A long jacket that had no arms and was a light gray which reached my ankles. It wasn't white or anything like Kaiba's, it's only ornament was a metal twisted square belt sown into the waist line of the vest. I had two black wrist bands and some biker gloves for training, it left the tips of the finger and a small square on the back of my hands show.
"No skirts?" Joey asked snickering. I glared. Taia came back with a miniature mountain in her arms. I shit you not.
"Alright! Let's get changed." She said gesturing over to the doors while dumping the clothes in Yu-Gi, Tristan, and Joey's arms. I sighed.
~~~
Deciding to humor Taia I changed into the outfits she had chosen, when I saw one I gulped.
"Oh crap. TAIA!!" I yelled. She looked in and saw the one I had in my hands. She smiled.
"Nice isn't it?" I glared.
"NO PINK!!" I yelled. She sighed.
"Alright." She took out all the pink, then shut the door. I sighed. 5 minutes later I walked out. She smiled.
"Picked them?" I nodded, a very small pile in my arms. Most were blue, black and red. The other's were left to sit on the bench. She sighed.
"C'mon. Let's go pay." She said somewhat disappointed. I sighed. Guilt trip. AGAIN!! Walking up to the cash register I paid for all my clothes, Taia, who said she was going to pay got distracted by an article of clothing giving me the chance to pay.
~~~
"Dodge it." Yami said smiling malevolently. I ducked and the spell grazed my head. I growled.
"I hate you all." Yami, and Marick were with me in an empty playground. Thinking that my first lesson was to dodge spells, that be a whole lot of fun.
"You can't learn to cast spells until your mind is in order. Till then, you'll be dodging and learning to hold your will again magic." Yami said calmly. I growled.
"Damn you."
~~~
Changing into my new set of clothes I grinned. Black jeans along with a brown belt fitted nicely with the black tank top and the gloves on my arms. They were like my biker gloves, they let the finger tips show, but reached all the way up to my shoulders. They also had some sort of leather built into the knuckles' area. Stepping out I sighed. Nirvana was waiting for me with a grin.
"Ready?" He asked. I sighed. Ready? When was one ready top be speared with a sword? Oh well. I grinned.
"Yep." I said. Nirvana tossed me a sword. I caught it, or at least, I tried, I fumbled it and it clattered to the ground. He grinned.
"Your sword will do much better in your hand Miss Kari." He said with a smirk. I growled.
"I KNOW that! And stop calling me Miss! It's just Kari." I picked the sword up and nearly tripped over with the weight of it.
"What the-?! How much does this thing weigh?!" I demanded. Nirvana grinned.
"Only about 15 pounds." He said smiling, and slinging his own sword over his shoulder like it weighed nothing. I grunted.
"Show off."
~~~
8:00 rolled around, I walked in wincing. I had a large gash on my leg, just a skim thankfully. But it hurt like HELL!! Marick stepped out in front of me.
"Ready?" I groaned. He lead me off to the backyard, there was lots of noise here. I winced.
"How will I learn to meditate here with so much noise?!" I demanded. Marick grinned.
"That's the point. To learn to function under noise and ignore what you don't want to hear, and hear only what you want." He smiled. "Meditation also helps your mind to react faster. Making you more hard to hit in combat." I sighed.
"Okay. What do I do?" I asked calmly. He told me to sit down which I did promptly. He told me to calm my mind and empty it.
"Easier said then done. No problem emptying it, it's just keeping it empty for over an hour." He growled.
"Stop talking. Empty your mind and block all the noise except for my voice." I obeyed. Small things kept happening. Like someone would come out and talk in loud voices, or drop a garbage can, or a cat would yell out. My arm would itch, my neck would hurt, the list went on and on. Each time I twitched I got a thwack on the head. Each time a thought entered my head I got a thwack.
"You're reading my mind aren't you?" I demanded. Marick smiled.
"Yes. Including your thoughts about me." I blushed.
"I hate you." I sighed. I admit, Marick is cute in my eyes. So was Bakura, but having someone attack you can kinda turn you off. I growled and tried again.
~~~
"You can officially only play one monster a turn. Certain cards may let you play more then one in one turn." Yu-Gi ranted on and on. I was finding it difficult to pay attention. What with being up and 6 and all. 9:30 rolled around and I took a bath. Yu-Gi had to rap on the door frequently to keep me from drowning. When 10-o-clock came I was in bed and just lying there.. Nirvana smiled at me. Walking in slowly, he sat on the bed next to me and brushed a few bangs out of my face. I smiled.
"Good night." I mumbled. Nirvana smiled.
"Good nigh Kari." He grinned and vanished in a light shower of sparkles. (A/N: Don't kill me please.) I was asleep in seconds.
***
Yu-Gi and the others sat outside.
"She did pretty good for a first timer actually." Marick said calmly. Yami nodded.
"I agree. She dodge a lot more then I expected her to." Joey smiled.
"Yeah, she's pretty good." Tristan fought off a yawn.
"Well I won't say anything about her fashion choice. But oh well." The group smiled. Yu-Gi turned to Marick.
"Where are you staying tonight?" He asked. Marick grinned.
"Around." He grinned and walked out the door. Seto sighed.
"Well. Tomorrow she goes back to that house doesn't she?" Yu-Gi nodded.
"It's up to her though." Seto sighed.
"See you tomorrow Yu-Gi. Joey." He said and walked out. Joey gaped.
"Did he just call me JOEY?!"
~~~
The next day was pretty much the same. I don't know if I did better, or worse. The bruises kept at me. By the second day in my session with Nirvana, I was tiring quickly. He noticed it.
"Go to bed. We can catch up tomorrow." He ordered. I shook my head.
"Forget it. I'm fine." He tilted his head slightly.
"You need to rest Kari." I shook my head defiantly again. He sighed, and waved a hand. I rolled away, dodging the sleep spell. He growled.
"If I have to force you to sleep, I will." I growled, my vision began to double.
"I . . . . . . . can . . . . . .still . . . .fight!" I said in desperation. Too late, I passed out.
***
"Oh shit!" Nirvana swore loudly. "Seto! Yu-Gi, guys get out here!" The group came out in a rush. Seto kneeled down next to Hikari.
"Damn, she wore herself out didn't she?" He asked calmly. Seto sighed and picked her up. He walked into
the house, the whole gang following. As Seto sat her down on the bed, he heard in indistinguishable mutter. He did however translate a few words.
"I'm . . . . . .fine." Seto snickered.
"I'm sure." He covered her up with the sheets and muttered.
"Night."
Walking out of the room he heard a snippet of Yu-Gi's and Nirvana conversation.
"She pushed herself to her limit. If I had kept her going she might have injured her self.
"We'll give her a day off tomorrow. Then resume on Thursday. Remind me to take her over to her new house. She might want to stay there." Nirvana nodded.
"Okay." Seto sighed. Why did he insist on helping Hikari? Why did he feel so protective
of her? (A/N: He's falling in love and he doesn't even know it. How sad.)
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I don't even know why I'm here. I shouldn't be here at all! I sighed and trudged out the front door. Getting into the waiting limo I slammed the door. My phone rang.
"Kaiba." I said in to the receiver.
"I hope you hate her." A voice said into the phone. I stiffened.
"What?!" I demanded.
"By midnight tonight. She will be gone." It said and a click told Seto the line had gone dead. He stared at the phone, panicking. Yelling at the driver he said
"Turn around!"
"I can't do that Kaiba." The driver said quietly. Seto glared.
"Do it or I'll-" The driver turned and looked Seto in the eye. Seto's eyes widened. The man's eyes were hollow and empty.
"Your item let's you control someone's mind. Mine let's me control their soul." The man said in a hollow voice. Seto lurched for the car door. The man smiled as Seto tried to open it.
"It's locked. She's gone Kaiba. And so are you." He said and raised a gun. Seto gaped, eyes wide. The last thing he heard was the bang.
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Yami was thinking in the corner of his mind when suddenly something slammed into him. Nirvana snapped his head to look at the door. He ran forward, eyes wide. He slammed his shoulder into the door. Nothing.
"KARI!! Open the door KARI!!" He screamed. Everyone came out to look, Tristan ran over.
"Nirvana! What's wrong?!" Yami sensed something, he took over Yu-Gi's body and slammed his shoulder into the door as well. Nirvana yelled.
"KARI!!" Inside the room, Kari stirred. She woke slowly. Opening her eye a bit she yawned.
"Nirvana wha-?" She stared up and her eyes widened.
Outside Nirvana heard her voice.
"OPEN THE DOOR!" He yelled panicked. Nothing. Suddenly a shrill cry came out.
"NIRVANA!!" Then . . . . . there were sounds of scuffling. A light flashed brightly, the gang could see it from under the doorway. As Nirvana stepped back, arms covering his eyes he yelled out
"KARI!!" Inside the man held his hand over Kari's mouth who struggled wildly. He grabbed the necklace around her neck.
"Don't want that spirit following us." He said smiling, he crushed it in his fist. Outside Nirvana suddenly paled.
"K-!" He never finished, in a split second he was gone. As the dragon necklace was destroyed, so was he. Yami gaped.
"Nirvana!" He yelled. Nothing. "NIRVANA!!" Still nothing, silence took the hallway. The door to Yu- Gi's room suddenly opened. Yami ran in.
"Kari?! KARI!!" he stared around, the only thing he saw was the broken remains of the necklace, and a small spot of blood on the carpet next to it.
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